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521337

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	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the annual societal costs of occupational cancer.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	38242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has carried out research on the total societal costs of new cases of work-related cancer diagnosed in Britain. This research is due to be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/06/2016 10:59:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

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

521340

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	Occupational Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Executive on pro-active inspection of the management of work-related psychosocial risk.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	38241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with senior HSE officials where key priorities are discussed, including tackling work related ill-health.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/06/2016 11:02:43 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

480630

registered interest
date	18/03/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Home Energy and Lifestyle Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations she has received on accusations of mis-selling by Home Energy and Lifestyle Management.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	31735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not appropriate for me to comment on specific allegations against individual firms. However, I can confirm that in November 2015, acting on information passed to DECC by the Green Deal Ombudsman, I imposed a financial penalty against Home Energy and Lifestyle Management for breaches of the Green Deal Code of Practice related to mis-selling of credit agreements, the obligation under the Code of Practice to act honestly and fairly towards consumers, and the obligation to encourage consumers to obtain alternative quotes. Companies participating in various DECC schemes are expected to adhere to high standards including, where appropriate, those laid out in the Green Deal Code of Practice and the requirements of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme. For firms that are authorised Green Deal Providers, consumers may complain to the Green Deal Ombudsman (where the firm is unable to resolve their complaint), and the Green Deal Oversight and Registration Body also monitor issues raised involving authorised participants. DECC Officials also work closely with other regulators with an interest in firms working under DECC schemes.</p><p> </p><p>In the summer of 2015, I established the Every Home Matters review, which contains a strong focus on consumers, and I look forward to receiving the recommendations from this in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/03/2016 17:56:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 53240 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds