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177350

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many days work is lost due to illness each year; and what steps he is taking to reduce absence from work.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	223194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Office for National Statistics estimated that around 131 million working days were lost due to sickness absences in the UK in 2013, down from 178 million days in 1993.[1] To help tackle this, the Government has recently launched Fit for Work. Fit for Work provides work-related advice to GPs, employers and employees via a website and telephone line. It also provides an opportunity to refer employees who are expected to reach four weeks of sickness absence for an occupational health assessment. The advice element of Fit for Work is live across England and Wales and in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2015 some GPs in the Sheffield and North Wales (Rhyll) area have had the opportunity to try the assessment element. This will be expanded across the country over a period of months from spring, building on this experience and learning. In Scotland, the assessment element went live, initially in three NHS Board areas, in January 2015. As with England and Wales, this will be expanded across Scotland from the spring.</p><p> </p><p>Fit for Work is a fully transferred matter with respect to Northern Ireland. Decisions on whether to establish a similar service in Northern Ireland are for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is publicising the Mental Health Support Service of Access to Work via Disability Confident, to help retain people with mental health conditions in work.</p><br /><p>[1] ONS February 2014 <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171776_353899.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171776_353899.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 09/02/2015 12:35:15 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

177609

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Translation Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce translation and interpretation costs in benefit offices.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	223193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>From April 2014, DWP has not offered Interpreters as a matter of routine to new Jobseeker Allowance (JSA) claimants. There is an expectation that all new JSA claimants will have a level of English which enables them to compete and be successful in the UK labour market. JSA claimants are encouraged to use friends and family as interpreters if this is appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/02/2015 15:30:19 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

173347

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Retail Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that shops secure the physical safety of their customers during future Black Friday promotions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	220588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Retailers are responsible for ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of customers under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.</p><p> </p><p>When organising special events such as Black Friday retailers must plan their activities to effectively control and manage risks. Regulation of retail activities sits with the relevant local authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive is in discussion with both the retail industry trade associations and Local Authorities about the implications of initiatives such as Black Friday promotions.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 20/01/2015 12:06:23 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

165960

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Marriage Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to support husbands and wives with relationship problems to enable families to stay together.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	215885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This Government attaches a high priority to supporting couple relationships and committed a dedicated fund of £30 million for relationship support over the Spending Review period (2011-2015).</p><p> </p><p>We are funding a range of services through a number of expert providers to deliver relationship support provision, including preventative support targeted at couples at risk of family breakdown; activities to encourage the take-up of relationship support; and counselling for couples who may be experiencing difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>We have also introduced a Family Test which will mean that all new relevant domestic policies will need to be assessed for their impact on the family.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 02/12/2014 11:49:44 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

101499

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take further steps to provide support to people who wish to work beyond pension age.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	212274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>To help older people to stay in employment up to and beyond state pension age, the Government has abolished the default retirement age and extended the right to request flexible working. People over State Pension age continue to be exempt from paying employee National Insurance Contributions on any employment earnings.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has also given people more freedom in how they draw their pension pots to smooth the transition to retirement and increasing the options for combining employment and pension income.</p><p> </p><p>And from later this year Fit for Work will provide occupational health assessment and general advice for employees, employers and GPs to help individuals with a health condition to stay in or return to work.</p><p> </p><p>To promote wider cultural change in the perception of employing older workers and of working in later life, the Government has appointed Dr. Ros Altmann as a Business Champion for Older Workers.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/11/2014 15:44:03 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

65099

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to enable elderly people to claim their benefits manually without requiring an online application.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The main benefits claimed by elderly people are State Pension, Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, Carer's Allowance and Housing Benefit. Claims for State Pension can be made online, by telephone or by letter. Claims for Pension Credit can be made by telephone or by paper application.</p><p> </p><p>Claims for Attendance Allowance are made by paper application. For Carer's Allowance, claims can be made either on line or through a paper application. Claims for Housing Benefit can be made by paper application and in certain circumstances by telephone. In addition, people over women's State Pension age receive a Winter Fuel Payment, which in most cases does not need to be claimed since the Department already holds the information necessary to make the payment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/07/2014 13:29:57 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

49307

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) disability living allowance have died during the process of (i) assessment and (ii) appeal in the latest period in which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	197430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service (with which appeals are lodged) do not have figures relating the number of appellants that have died during the appeals process.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon