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521339

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Carcinogens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding the collection of modern exposure data on occupational carcinogens.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	38240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>HSE has participated in a European Commission funded pilot project exploring the development of a database to capture data on occupational exposures to hazardous substances in workplaces, see: <a href="http://www.hazchematwork.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.hazchematwork.eu/</a>. The pilot is expected to report later this year.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/06/2016 10:57:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

519783

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of implementation of the Health and Safety Executive's strategy, Helping Great Britain work well on the number of workplace accidents.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	37582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>HSE regularly reviews the implementation of its strategies - including the new strategy for the health and safety system - and reports the findings in its annual report. HSE’s latest annual report is available at: <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/ara-2014-15.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/ara-2014-15.pdf</strong></a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 37583 question first answered 25/05/2016 12:48:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

519784

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Industrial Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Health and Safety Executive's effectiveness strategy on reducing deaths from work-related respiratory illnesses.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	37583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>HSE regularly reviews the implementation of its strategies - including the new strategy for the health and safety system - and reports the findings in its annual report. HSE’s latest annual report is available at: <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/ara-2014-15.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/ara-2014-15.pdf</strong></a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 37582 question first answered 25/05/2016 12:48:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

519785

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for workplace inspections by the Health and Safety Executive in the next four years.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	37593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>HSE’s Spending Review 15 funding is based upon achieving growth in commercial income and delivery of planned efficiency savings which will enable HSE to seek to maintain current levels of its core regulatory activities including workplace inspections over the next four years.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/05/2016 15:04:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

519394

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many safety inspections the Health and Safety Executive carried out in the last year for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the number of such inspections the Executive will be able to make with the planned budget for 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	37427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive undertook approximately 18,000 targeted inspections in 2015/16, and will seek to maintain current levels of its core regulatory activities, including inspection, each year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/05/2016 13:57:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

519395

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Health and Safety Executive has made of the effect of an ageing workforce on safety at work in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	37424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) commissioned a report into age and employment in 2011 <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr832.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr832.pdf</a>. The report found little conclusive evidence that older workers have an increased risk of work related accidents than younger workers. However, if an older worker is involved in a work related accident, the individual is likely to suffer more serious injuries, permanent disabilities or death, than for a younger worker. This is supported by statistics published by HSE.</p><p>The report also found there is little evidence that chronological age is a strong determinant of health, cognitive or physical abilities, sickness absence or productivity.</p><p>HSE’s website includes specific guidance on how to tackle and address health and safety issues in relation to older workers <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/older-workers.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/vulnerable-workers/older-workers.htm</a>. Additionally, as part of the European Occupational Safety and Health Agency campaign – Healthy workplaces for all ages, HSE is currently working with external stakeholders to specifically target high risk industries with high ratios of older workers, such as agriculture.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/05/2016 10:51:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

483238

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2016 to Question 30986, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children who will be lifted out of poverty as a result of universal credit before any effect on employment.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	31946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to eliminating child poverty and transforming the life chances of the most disadvantaged children and families.</p><p> </p><p>We know that work is the best route out of poverty, and Universal Credit is designed to strengthen incentives for parents to move into and progress in work. Ignoring the impact that Universal Credit has on incentivising work and raising the incomes of families is inappropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of Universal Credit cannot be considered in isolation– it is a key component of a broader strategy to move Britain to a higher wage, lower welfare, lower tax society.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/03/2016 12:08:37 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

480672

registered interest
date	18/03/2016
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	Universal Credit: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will conduct a revised impact assessment for universal credit on the effect of reforms to its design since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	31736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Whilst there have been changes to Universal Credit since the impact assessment in 2012, these have not fundamentally altered the service, which remains on course to deliver stronger work incentives and simplicity in the welfare system.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/03/2016 10:05:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

479275

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Recruitment
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 break down the £22 million spent by his Department on recruiting presenting officers to support his Department in personal independent payment and employment and support allowance tribunals.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	31454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The vast majority of the £22m, which will be spent over three years, will be used for Presenting Officer salary costs, with a small proportion for Learning and Development, communications and start up project costs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/03/2016 14:40:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 52608 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

479276

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether unemployed 18 to 21 year olds will be referred to specialist employment support providers under the Youth Obligation from 2017 if they are unemployed after one year of claiming benefits.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	31456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>We will be introducing the Youth Obligation for all 18-21 year olds who are claiming Universal Credit and are in the All Work Related Activity Conditionality Group from April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>They will receive intensive support from Day 1 of their claim. After 6 months, if they have not found employment, they will be expected to apply for an apprenticeship, a traineeship, gain work-based skills employers value, or go on a work placement to give them the skills they need to get on in work.</p><p> </p><p>The detailed policy design is still under development. We will make further announcements over the coming months as we develop the policy detail.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 21/03/2016 14:23:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds