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90265

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Employment: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues on the funding and allocation of support for deaf people in work.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	207823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work provides practical and financial support with the additional costs faced by individuals whose health or disability affects the way they do their job. The support provided is tailored to individuals needs and can include travel to work, support workers, and specialist aids and equipment. Access to Work does not replace the duty an employer has under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments. Instead it provides support that is over and above that which is a reasonable adjustment. Access to Work can pay for communication support workers and British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters where these are required to enable deaf people to work.</p><p>Access to Work is delivered by Jobcentre Plus in accordance with Department for Work and Pensions Access to Work guidance. The amount of help an individual may receive from Access to Work depends on their individual needs and personal circumstances. The award will also vary depending on how long they have been employed, what support they need, the size of the employer and whether they are self-employed.</p><p>The Department does not provide alternative financial support for communication for deaf people who are in work.</p><p>Where necessary, the Department can provide British Sign Language Interpreters and in some cases other non-spoken language interpreters to enable deaf people to communicate with our staff and to participate in job interviews. Where it is appropriate and where they are able to do so, deaf people and people with hearing impairments can utilise lip reading in face to face communications. The Department also provides induction loops and textphones. Our staff can also communicate by e-mail or through a representative, with the claimant’s permission.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 207838 207839 207913 question first answered 09/09/2014 13:59:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

90392

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Employment: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what communication support his Department provides for deaf people who are (a) in work or (b) actively seeking work.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	207839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work provides practical and financial support with the additional costs faced by individuals whose health or disability affects the way they do their job. The support provided is tailored to individuals needs and can include travel to work, support workers, and specialist aids and equipment. Access to Work does not replace the duty an employer has under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments. Instead it provides support that is over and above that which is a reasonable adjustment. Access to Work can pay for communication support workers and British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters where these are required to enable deaf people to work.</p><p>Access to Work is delivered by Jobcentre Plus in accordance with Department for Work and Pensions Access to Work guidance. The amount of help an individual may receive from Access to Work depends on their individual needs and personal circumstances. The award will also vary depending on how long they have been employed, what support they need, the size of the employer and whether they are self-employed.</p><p>The Department does not provide alternative financial support for communication for deaf people who are in work.</p><p>Where necessary, the Department can provide British Sign Language Interpreters and in some cases other non-spoken language interpreters to enable deaf people to communicate with our staff and to participate in job interviews. Where it is appropriate and where they are able to do so, deaf people and people with hearing impairments can utilise lip reading in face to face communications. The Department also provides induction loops and textphones. Our staff can also communicate by e-mail or through a representative, with the claimant’s permission.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 207823 207838 207913 question first answered 09/09/2014 13:59:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

90393

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Employment: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support his Department provides to deaf people in work while they await a decision on their Access to Work budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	207838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work provides practical and financial support with the additional costs faced by individuals whose health or disability affects the way they do their job. The support provided is tailored to individuals needs and can include travel to work, support workers, and specialist aids and equipment. Access to Work does not replace the duty an employer has under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments. Instead it provides support that is over and above that which is a reasonable adjustment. Access to Work can pay for communication support workers and British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters where these are required to enable deaf people to work.</p><p>Access to Work is delivered by Jobcentre Plus in accordance with Department for Work and Pensions Access to Work guidance. The amount of help an individual may receive from Access to Work depends on their individual needs and personal circumstances. The award will also vary depending on how long they have been employed, what support they need, the size of the employer and whether they are self-employed.</p><p>The Department does not provide alternative financial support for communication for deaf people who are in work.</p><p>Where necessary, the Department can provide British Sign Language Interpreters and in some cases other non-spoken language interpreters to enable deaf people to communicate with our staff and to participate in job interviews. Where it is appropriate and where they are able to do so, deaf people and people with hearing impairments can utilise lip reading in face to face communications. The Department also provides induction loops and textphones. Our staff can also communicate by e-mail or through a representative, with the claimant’s permission.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 207823 207839 207913 question first answered 09/09/2014 13:59:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

90398

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Employment: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional support his Department makes available for deaf people whose Access to Work budgets do not cover the support they require to carry out their work.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	207913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work provides practical and financial support with the additional costs faced by individuals whose health or disability affects the way they do their job. The support provided is tailored to individuals needs and can include travel to work, support workers, and specialist aids and equipment. Access to Work does not replace the duty an employer has under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments. Instead it provides support that is over and above that which is a reasonable adjustment. Access to Work can pay for communication support workers and British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters where these are required to enable deaf people to work.</p><p>Access to Work is delivered by Jobcentre Plus in accordance with Department for Work and Pensions Access to Work guidance. The amount of help an individual may receive from Access to Work depends on their individual needs and personal circumstances. The award will also vary depending on how long they have been employed, what support they need, the size of the employer and whether they are self-employed.</p><p>The Department does not provide alternative financial support for communication for deaf people who are in work.</p><p>Where necessary, the Department can provide British Sign Language Interpreters and in some cases other non-spoken language interpreters to enable deaf people to communicate with our staff and to participate in job interviews. Where it is appropriate and where they are able to do so, deaf people and people with hearing impairments can utilise lip reading in face to face communications. The Department also provides induction loops and textphones. Our staff can also communicate by e-mail or through a representative, with the claimant’s permission.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 207823 207838 207839 question first answered 09/09/2014 13:59:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

78116

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to promote the use of IT facilities in public libraries by participants in the Work Programme for job search and preparation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	205781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Work Programme providers have flexibility to innovate and to design support that addresses the needs of individuals and the local labour market, rather than having to follow one size fits all processes. It is at the discretion of providers whether they choose to advise individuals to use any particular public facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/07/2014 15:22:46 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

57887

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Access to Work Programme
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 amend the access to work scheme to enable deaf people to employ a full-time salaried support worker.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	198733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The Access to Work programme currently allows for support to be organised in this way if it offers the most cost effective and practical solution and there is clear customer need for that level of support. We are taking a close look at the Access to Work programme over the next three months, focussing on how we can assist the largest number of disabled paople in work. We will incude in that process a consideration of how best to address the needs of customers requiring support for a large number of hours each week on an on-going basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 16:50:29 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

57888

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis was for the decision to change the Access to Work scheme in regards to deaf people having to employ a full-time salaried support worker.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	198737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Access to Work programme has not been changed in this way. No customers are required to employ a full-time support worker, their employers and support providers and we are not prescriptive on this.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 16:58:50 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

49785

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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, what steps he has taken to ensure that unemployed people who volunteer for the Help to Work Scheme do not do the same work as offenders on community service orders.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	197780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>These are two entirely different schemes and we would expect the requirements of placements for offenders to be very different. The welfare to work companies we have contracted to provide Community Work Placements are experienced at delivering different programmes across different areas of Government.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

49228

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 of those classified disabled were seeking work in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	197250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is within the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The number of working age disabled people seeking work in each of the last four years in Great Britain[1]<sup>,[2]</sup>:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total seeking work</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unemployed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Inactive - Seeking work but currently unavailable</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><strong>435,000</strong></p></td><td><p>381,000</p></td><td><p>53,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>442,000</strong></p></td><td><p>389,000</p></td><td><p>52,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>473,000</strong></p></td><td><p>415,000</p></td><td><p>58,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Estimates for 2013 onwards should not be compared directly with earlier years, due to a change in definitions[3]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>379,000</strong></p></td><td><p>333,000</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>[1] Source: Labour Force Survey (four-quarterly averages for each calendar year).</p><p>[2] Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Totals may not sum due to rounding.</p><p>[3] Changes in 2013 to the wording of the disability questions within the survey questionnaire and a move to only reporting those who are disabled within the core definition of the Equality Act, have led to a step change in the levels of reported disability and their composition (e.g. numbers in employment). Therefore, estimates of disability from the Labour Force Survey for 2013 onwards should not be compared directly with earlier years.</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	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

49229

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, what average extra costs are incurred by disabled people as a result of their disability.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	197251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We do not hold current information on the extra costs incurred by disabled people as a result of their disability.</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	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe