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1192345

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date	05/05/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	British Airways: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a response to EDM 418 on British Airways job losses.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	42058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that the recent news regarding job losses at British Airways will be very distressing for the airline’s employees and their families.</p><p> </p><p>The aviation sector is essential to the UK economy, and we encourage firms to draw on the unprecedented package of measures we have made available to support them through this time. This includes schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills, and financial support for employees.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 07/05/2020 12:37:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 19537 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1192050

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s survey into people’s experiences of the benefits system during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	42053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers have met with the Committee and provided their evidence about the welfare system and the Department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department will continue to work constructively with the Committee, including the responses it received in response to their claimant survey. The Department’s Ministers meet regularly with stakeholders to listen and hear about their experiences first hand.</p><p> </p><p>Since mid-March, the Department has received 2.9 million individual declarations for Universal Credit claims. Despite that surge, the system is standing up to the challenge and demonstrating that resilience is part of its design, whilst maintaining levels of payment timeliness.</p><p> </p><p>And, for those claimants who felt that they could not wait for their first routine payment, New Claim Advances are available online and by telephone, with the majority receiving money within 72 hours.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/06/2020 16:58:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 20793 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1192239

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to top up the wages of workers who have had their normal hours reduced during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	42054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Workers who see a fall in earnings due to a reduction in their work hours may become eligible for support through the welfare system, including through Universal Credit (UC). Existing UC claimants are likely to receive a higher award as a result of a fall in earnings. For employed claimants this will be updated automatically using information from the PAYE system</p><p><br> In response to the crisis, the Government has strengthened the welfare system, including by increasing the UC standard allowance and the Working Tax Credit basic element by £20 per week. In addition, to protect people’s jobs and incomes as far as possible during the crisis, the Government has announced a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and a Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/05/2020 13:26:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1192240

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that public sector workers can be furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	42055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government expects that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will not be used by many public sector organisations, as most public sector employees are continuing to provide essential public services, or contribute to the response to the coronavirus outbreak. Where employers receive public funding for staff costs, and that funding is continuing, the Government expects employers to use that money to continue to pay staff in the usual fashion, and not to furlough them. This also applies to non-public sector employers who receive public funding for staff costs. Organisations who are receiving public funding specifically to provide services necessary to respond to coronavirus are not expected to furlough staff. In a small number of cases, for example where organisations are not primarily funded by the Government and whose staff cannot be redeployed to assist with the coronavirus response, the scheme may be appropriate for some staff.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/05/2020 13:39:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1192241

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of key workers who are in receipt of tax credits and who are taking on additional hours to support the fight against covid-19 on their tax credit payments going forward.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	42056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Tax Credit system has a degree of flexibility built in, in order to help claimants manage changes in income. The Tax Credit disregard means that the first £2,500 of an increase or decrease in household income, compared with the previous tax year is disregarded. Therefore, carers, NHS staff and other key workers who take on additional hours and experience an increase in income of up to £2,500 per year will see no change in their overall Tax Credit award.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises that Tax Credits were introduced in the early 2000s and no longer fully reflect the world of work for many people. That is why we are introducing Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit replaces Tax Credits and other legacy benefits, to provide a single system of means tested support for working age people. Universal Credit is assessed and paid monthly and is based on claimants’ actual earnings in the month, rather than their annual income.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 06/05/2020 16:58:42 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1192242

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Statutory Sick Pay: Coronavirus
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 make it her policy to extend eligibility for statutory sick pay to people who live with someone who needs to shield.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	42057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The published guidance for people who live with someone who has been advised to shield is clear that other members of the household do not need to start shielding and that they should carefully follow guidance on social distancing. Since someone can follow guidance on social distancing and still work, it would not be appropriate to extend Statutory Sick Pay to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/05/2020 12:17:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1191762

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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
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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of ending the five week wait for universal credit by making the advance payment a grant when the claim is confirmed.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	41470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Nobody has to wait five weeks for a payment under Universal Credit. Advances are a mechanism for getting claimants faster access to their entitlement; allowing claimants to receive 13 payments over 12 months with up to 12 months to repay the advance.</p><p> </p><p>New Claims Advances of up to 100% of potential entitlement are available if a claimant needs support during their first assessment period. Face-to-face checks for Universal Credit advances have been scrapped due to Covid-19, so people get the support they need despite COVID-19 restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already taken steps to help ease the burden of the repayment of advances.</p><p>We have reduced the maximum deduction from 40% to 30% of a claimant’s standard allowance. The Budget 2020 set out that the maximum level will be further reduced, so that standard deductions will not exceed 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance from October 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The repayment time for advances has already been extended from 6 months to 12 months, and a further extension to 24 months from October 2021 was announced in the budget. Claimants can ask for repayments to be delayed for up to 3 months if they can’t afford them.</p><p> </p><p>Any further changes to this policy would require significant system development at a time when all resources are rightly focused on processing new claims. We will continue to review our policies but have no further planned changes at this time</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 04/05/2020 15:56:54 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1191767

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that claimants are aware that making a claim for universal credit could automatically stop existing benefits.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	41471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>(During the coronavirus) The Department has prioritised ensuring people have the information they need to understand the benefits and employment support they may be eligible for, including launching a new website to help people navigate the range of support available and apply for it.</p><p> </p><p>Although neither HMRC nor DWP can advise tax credit claimants whether they should claim UC, we have actively encouraged them to use benefit calculators to check their eligibility for Universal Credit before applying, and have explained that applying for UC will stop their tax credit claim. This includes adding information to HMRC’s Interactive Voice Response for people calling on the phone, and updating GOV.UK pages. We have used the DWP Twitter and Facebook channels to share messages for tax credit claimants, and used paid media to ensure we reach millions of people.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/05/2020 12:41:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1191768

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many tax credit claims have been closed after an application for universal credit for which the claimant was ineligible in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	41472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/05/2020 16:53:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1191769

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Welfare Tax Credits
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 make it her Department’s policy to allow claimants to re-open a tax credit claim following an application for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	41473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has prioritised ensuring people have the information they need to understand the benefits and employment support they may be eligible for, including launching a new microsite within the Understanding Universal Credit website to help people navigate the range of support available and apply for it.</p><p> </p><p>Although neither HMRC nor DWP can advise tax credit claimants whether they should claim Universal Credit (UC), we have actively encouraged them to use benefit calculators to check their eligibility before applying and have explained that applying for UC will stop their tax credit claim. This includes adding information to HMRC’s Interactive Voice Response for people calling on the phone, as well as updating GOV.UK pages. We have used the DWP Twitter and Facebook channels to share messages for tax credit claimants, and used paid media to ensure we reach millions of people.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/06/2020 15:39:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 19212 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray