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1305230

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 16 to 35 have become unemployed between March 2020 and March 2021 in (a) Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	174240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The most up-to-date relevant information is provided by the Claimant Count. This is available for 16-34 year olds for Feb 2021 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/03/2021 08:46:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1258444

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made, covering how many vacancies, to the Kickstart scheme in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands, to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	125286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>So far applications from Gateways and employers covering 32,113 jobs have been approved.</p><p>We are currently finalising out MI data at a local level and we will be able to provide further<br>information such as regional figures in the early new year.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/12/2020 18:00:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1227457

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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	Vacancies: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of job vacancies in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands in each month since January 2020 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	78808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Official statistics on vacancies are not available for each region and nation of the UK. However, <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/datasets/onlinejobadvertestimates" target="_blank">experimental statistics on online job adverts</a> are available at a regional level. These statistics are provided by ONS in partnership with Adzuna (an online job search engine).</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/09/2020 15:36:47 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1227458

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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	Jobcentres: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches will be recruited in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	78809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>It is too soon in the recruitment process to be able to identify specific numbers for each city or location. Recruitment will be targeted based on local demand, plus current available and emerging estate space and Job Centre operating model changes.</p><p> </p><p>Central England &amp; Wales region (which covers Birmingham and the West Midlands) plan to recruit c1,200 new work coaches. This will be between now and the end of October in the first wave of recruitment, further planned recruitment later in the year will grow these numbers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/09/2020 13:43:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1227459

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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	Jobcentres: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the performance framework for job centre advisers measures performance by the proportion of claimants who have left benefit regardless of whether the claimant entered employment or training.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	78810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>DWP is committed to providing the best possible support for all our claimants to meet their individual circumstance. Jobcentre and Service Centre staff undergo a comprehensive learning journey designed to equip them with the tools, skills and behaviours required to provide a high quality service to all claimants. They receive on-going learning in their roles and have access to guidance which is refreshed at regular intervals.</p><p> </p><p>Team Leaders are responsible for monitoring and assuring the quality of services provided to individual claimants. This is completed through a combination of observation (of interviews), feedback, coaching and appraisal.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit guidance for Work Coaches and Case Managers is routinely placed in the House of Commons library and it is updated at regular intervals. There are no plans to depart from that practice. This guidance covers the quality of service expected of Work Coaches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 78811 question first answered 07/09/2020 17:05:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1227460

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 15 July 2020 to Question HL6367, if she will publish the (a) guidance to Work Coaches and Case Managers, and (b) performance framework by which those coaches will be monitored.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	78811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>DWP is committed to providing the best possible support for all our claimants to meet their individual circumstance. Jobcentre and Service Centre staff undergo a comprehensive learning journey designed to equip them with the tools, skills and behaviours required to provide a high quality service to all claimants. They receive on-going learning in their roles and have access to guidance which is refreshed at regular intervals.</p><p> </p><p>Team Leaders are responsible for monitoring and assuring the quality of services provided to individual claimants. This is completed through a combination of observation (of interviews), feedback, coaching and appraisal.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit guidance for Work Coaches and Case Managers is routinely placed in the House of Commons library and it is updated at regular intervals. There are no plans to depart from that practice. This guidance covers the quality of service expected of Work Coaches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 78810 question first answered 07/09/2020 17:05:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1227581

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the most recent unemployment figures are for (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands by, (i) gender, (ii) age, (iii) religion, (iv) ethnicity, and (v) socioeconomic group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	78812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of people who are unemployed are compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) using the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Annual Population Survey (APS). The LFS provides national and regional unemployment estimates whilst the APS, which is a modified version of the LFS, allows sub-regional analysis.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates are based on a sample of cases and therefore subject to sampling uncertainty. Unemployment estimates at sub-regional geographies such as local authorities and parliamentary constituencies are especially uncertain, as are estimates by sub-group of the population.</p><p> </p><p>Many estimates of unemployment used in this answer are publicly available on the NOMIS website (<a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/</a>). Other sources are outlined in the footnotes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Estimates of unemployment in a) Birmingham and b) the West Midlands by specified group</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Age<sup>1</sup> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Religion<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ethnicity<sup>1,4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Socio-economic group<sup>5</sup> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16-24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24-49</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50-64</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>White</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ethnic Minority</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham (000s)</p></td><td><p>30<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p></td><td><p>24<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>- <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>- <sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands (000s)</p></td><td><p>66<sup><sup>[3]</sup></sup></p></td><td><p>64<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>- <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>- <sup> 5</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Source: Apr 2019-Mar 2020, Annual Population Survey</p><p><sup>2</sup> National unemployment rates are available in the “Religion, education and work in England and Wales: February 2020” available at the following link, more detailed breakdowns have low sample sizes <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/articles/religioneducationandworkinenglandandwales/february2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/articles/religioneducationandworkinenglandandwales/february2020</a></p><p><sup>3</sup> Apr 2020-Jun 2020, Labour Force Survey, total unemployed - aged 16 and over</p><p><sup>4 </sup><a href="https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/unemployment-and-economic-inactivity/unemployment/latest#title" target="_blank">https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/unemployment-and-economic-inactivity/unemployment/latest#title</a></p><p><sup>5</sup> ONS publish employment by socio-economic classification on NOMIS but not unemployment</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/09/2020 15:28:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1226784

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Health and Safety: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many investigations of workplace concerns relating to (a) covid-19 and (b) non-covid-19 concerns, where checks have been made to ensure that measures have been put in place to comply with the law, have been made in (i) Birmingham and (ii) the West Midlands in each month since January 2020; and how many enforcement notices served in respect of those investigations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	77755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Covid-19 and non Covid-19 workplace concerns investigated by operational staff i.e. either Inspectors or Visiting Officers, by region and the number of Notices served.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>January</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>February</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>June</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>July</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>COVID concerns investigated*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p><strong>40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Notices issued</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Non-COVID concerns investigated*</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Notices issued</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>COVID concerns investigated*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p><strong>346</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Notices issued</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Non-COVID concerns investigated*</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p><strong>309</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Notices issued</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>*includes those currently under investigation</p><p> </p><p>NB the data was extracted from HSE’s live operational database on 22<sup>nd</sup> July 2020 and the numbers of investigations are based upon the date that the record was created. The Notice numbers are based upon the issue date and may change due to a lag between the date issued and the details being recorded in the operational database.</p><p /> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/09/2020 16:56:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1204330

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the criteria her Department plans to use for prioritising Official Development Assistance spending in the event of a decrease in GNI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a legal commitment to spend 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) each year on Official Development Assistance (ODA). HM Treasury allocates ODA budgets to departments and is responsible for decisions on changes to these.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 59849 59855 question first answered 24/06/2020 14:20:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1204335

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department's share of the Official Development Assistance will be reduced in the event of a decrease in GNI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a legal commitment to spend 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) each year on Official Development Assistance (ODA). HM Treasury allocates ODA budgets to departments and is responsible for decisions on changes to these.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 59844 59855 question first answered 24/06/2020 14:20:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill