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1218361

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to ensure that single parents are treated equitably within the benefits system during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	903899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We’ve introduced an unprecedented package of support of over £6.5 billion to help all families to cope with the financial impact of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>Single parents can benefit from the Flexible Support Fund and the increases to UC Standard Allowance, and Local Housing Allowance rates. Universal Credit is already more generous than legacy benefits, where people can claim up to 85% of childcare costs.</p><p /><p>Our priority continues to be ensuring people get their benefit payments and providing support for those who need it the most.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/06/2020 16:57:03 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1218362

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	Employment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote opportunities for young people as the economy reopens as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Devizes
tabling member printed	Danny Kruger
uin	903906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Jobcentres are already engaging now with new and existing claimants. Young people are at the heart of what we are developing, and we are listening to their experiences and ideas.</p><p> </p><p>The department will continue to work with stakeholders, as we value their expertise, to make sure as the economy continues to opens up further young people have all the tools they need to thrive. We recently met with key stakeholders of the new Youth Employment Group, which includes Impetus, Prince’s Trust, Youth Employment UK, the Institute for Employment Studies and the Youth Futures Foundation to discuss and co-produce solutions for young people in this recovery.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/06/2020 16:55:18 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4858 label Biography information for Danny Kruger

1218363

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has to review the equity of state pension ages for women.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	903920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We committed in legislation to undertake a review of State Pension age every six years, which means that the statutory deadline for the publication of the next Government review is 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the review is to ensure that the State Pension system protects current pensioners, is affordable, sustainable and fair to future tax payers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 29/06/2020 16:03:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217992

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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	Universal Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants in (a) Wales and (b) each constituency in Wales are directly affected by the decision of the Court of Appeal of 22 June 2020 in the case Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart v the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	64868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 30/06/2020 12:49:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1217407

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Employment: Young People
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 ensure that non-graduate education leavers are supported to secure employment as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	64237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We acknowledge that it is important that Jobcentres continue to support young people through the economic recovery. They have already started to re-engage with new and existing claimants.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is also engaging with a number of external organisations including the Youth Employment Group (set up by Prince’s Trust, Youth Employment UK, Institute for Employment Studies, Youth Futures Foundation and Impetus) as well as continuing to work across Whitehall to ensure a range of appropriate support aimed at young people including those from more complex backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/06/2020 16:50:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1217498

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Health and Safety Executive: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff were employed in each division or directorate of the Health and Safety Executive in each region in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	64206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Please see attached spreadsheet detailing HSE staff in each division and region from 2007/08 to 2019/20 and note the following:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures provided are for full-time equivalent (FTE) staff (rounded to nearest whole number) on 31st March for each year, as published in HSE’s Annual Report and Accounts, with further analysis by division and region.</li><li>Figures provided do not include staff from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) which became an independent statutory public corporation on 1 April 2014.</li><li>HSE is a national regulator and regulatory effort is not necessarily confined by geographical region. HSE has specialists who work across geographical regions such as those regulating major hazard sectors.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/06/2020 17:00:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies attachment 1 file name HSE staff by division and region 2008 - 2020.xlsx title HSE Staff by division and Region
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1217555

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Basic Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what work her Department has undertaken to determine the feasibility of implementing a model of universal basic income throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	64215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>No work has been undertaken. Universal Basic Income is extremely expensive, reduces work incentives and does not target those most in need of support.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/06/2020 16:57:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1216811

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Universal Credit: Private Rented Housing
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 private renters who would be ineligible for universal credit on the basis of (a) their status as a student, (b) their savings and (c) their immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	63498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2020 12:33:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1216846

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Universal Credit: Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have received a payment under the Self Employed Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	63380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 63381 63382 question first answered 26/06/2020 12:12:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1216847

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Universal Credit: Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants who are lone parents have received a payment under the Self Employed Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	63381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 63380 63382 question first answered 26/06/2020 12:12:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth