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1399305

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date	04/01/2022
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: Habitual Residence Test
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 claims were issued with a negative decision on the grounds that the claimant failed the habitual resident test, as a proportion of total claims, in each month from January 2014 to December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	96987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The table attached gives relevant proportions and volumes of total Universal Credit (UC) claims that failed their Habitual Residency Test (HRT) in each month from June 2015 to September 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Department currently holds information for HRTs failed by UC claimants from June 2015 to September 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Numbers failing the HRT are updated monthly and retrospectively as outcomes are resolved. Current numbers and the proportions on which these are based may therefore be different from those shared at an earlier time for the same period.</li><li>The rise in numbers failing the HRT since 2015 reflects the gradual roll out of UC and rising UC caseload.</li><li>Only single-person claims were included on the early UC caseload until December 2018 when the UC full service began rollout.</li><li>Proportions in table attached are based on unrounded numbers.</li><li>Any numbers shown below 100 are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Any numbers shown above 100 are rounded to the nearest 100.</li></ol> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/01/2022 16:54:29 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley attachment 1 file name PQ96987- table (1).xlsx title Table 1
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1399306

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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: Disqualification
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 8 December 2021 to Question 84427 on Social Security Benefit: Disqualification, how many of the 149,057 cases that were suspended under the Risk Review Process remain suspended as of December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	96988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p /> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 97004 question first answered 12/01/2022 11:46:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1399307

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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: Disqualification
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 8 December 2021 to Question 84427 on Social Security Benefit: Disqualification and with reference to the 149,057 cases that were suspended under the Risk Review Process, what steps her Department has taken to ensure the process of suspension does not result in the discrimination of claimants and is compliant with the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	96989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The Risk Review Team does not capture demographic data on any claims they suspend. All claims subject to the Risk Review Process are suspected of fraud. This is not linked to nationality.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 96999 question first answered 12/01/2022 17:29:26 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1399350

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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: Personal Income
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 results of any impact assessment her Department has conducted on the reintroduction of the universal credit minimum income floor.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	96990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department was always clear that the change to the Minimum Income Floor as a result of the coronavirus pandemic was temporary, and that it would be reinstated when appropriate. As the reintroduction of the Minimum Income Floor is a return to an existing policy, the Department does not intend to publish an impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/01/2022 17:40:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1399351

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture Recovery Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the additional £30 million allocated to the Cultural Recovery Fund will be accessible to freelance creatives and other workers in the creative sector who are economically impacted by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	96991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>This £30m for the Culture Recovery Fund being made newly available for organisations will be used to increase the budget for the relaunched Emergency Resource Support strand of CRF in order to meet the demand from across the cultural sector.</p><p>Freelancers are supported through the Culture Recovery Fund by ensuring the venues and organisations which support them have survived the pandemic.</p><p>The Government announced on 23rd December that it has also provided an immediate £1.5 million to support freelancers affected by the pandemic, underpinning a further £1.35 million funding from the theatre sector. The Government, via Arts Council England, is providing grants of £650,000 each to charities Theatre Artists Fund and Help Musicians, and £200,000 to a-n, The Artist Information Company, a charity for visual artists, to give a much needed helping hand to freelancers over the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 12/01/2022 16:19:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1399352

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential reintroduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in the context of the spread of the omicron covid-19 variant.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	96992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text As we have done throughout the pandemic, we are closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. We will continue to respond proportionately to the changing path of the virus.<p> </p><p>Since the start of the pandemic, the Government has a strong track record of responding quickly, flexibly, and comprehensively in supporting jobs, businesses, individuals, and families when needed.</p><p>The effectiveness of our £400 billion package of interventions since the start of the pandemic, and the strength of the recovery that we have seen from previous waves means the economy is in a different place now.</p><p> </p><p>Employee numbers are above February 2020 levels in every part of the country and have grown consistently through this year.</p><p> </p><p>So, it is right that our economic response in the face of Omicron adapts too and that our support is better targeted at the businesses that need it the most, providing better value for taxpayers and helping the economy to bounce back more quickly.</p><p> </p><p>However, we recognise the impact Omicron and Government guidance is having on businesses and individuals, which is why on 21 December 2021 we announced £1 billion of new grant support for the hospitality, leisure, and cultural sectors, and reintroduced the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme. This is on top of the existing package of support, in place through to Spring 2022, which includes the Recovery Loan Scheme, business rates relief, VAT reduction, and the ongoing commercial rent moratorium.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 96993 question first answered 12/01/2022 17:36:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1399353

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to reintroduce the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in the event that further restrictions are introduced in the context of the rising rate of covid-19 infections.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	96993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text As we have done throughout the pandemic, we are closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. We will continue to respond proportionately to the changing path of the virus.<p> </p><p>Since the start of the pandemic, the Government has a strong track record of responding quickly, flexibly, and comprehensively in supporting jobs, businesses, individuals, and families when needed.</p><p>The effectiveness of our £400 billion package of interventions since the start of the pandemic, and the strength of the recovery that we have seen from previous waves means the economy is in a different place now.</p><p> </p><p>Employee numbers are above February 2020 levels in every part of the country and have grown consistently through this year.</p><p> </p><p>So, it is right that our economic response in the face of Omicron adapts too and that our support is better targeted at the businesses that need it the most, providing better value for taxpayers and helping the economy to bounce back more quickly.</p><p> </p><p>However, we recognise the impact Omicron and Government guidance is having on businesses and individuals, which is why on 21 December 2021 we announced £1 billion of new grant support for the hospitality, leisure, and cultural sectors, and reintroduced the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme. This is on top of the existing package of support, in place through to Spring 2022, which includes the Recovery Loan Scheme, business rates relief, VAT reduction, and the ongoing commercial rent moratorium.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 96992 question first answered 12/01/2022 17:36:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1399354

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to give businesses and workers the maximum possible amount of notice ahead of any introduction of possible further economic covid-19 support measures.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	96994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has recognised the need to provide businesses, workers and the public with as much notice as possible of any changes to COVID-19 measures.</p><p> </p><p>We published our Autumn and Winter plan for managing COVID-19 last September, including details of Plan B measures should they be required. Plan B measures are now in place to slow the spread of the virus and ease pressure on the NHS, whilst minimising the impact on lives and livelihoods. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced on 5 January that Plan B will be in place for another 3 weeks, with a further review before the regulations expire on 26 January. We will provide businesses and the public with as much notice as possible of any changes to COVID-19 measures.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/01/2022 16:39:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1399355

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to give businesses and workers the maximum possible notice ahead of any introduction of further covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	96995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has recognised the need to provide businesses, workers and the public with as much notice as possible of any changes to COVID-19 restrictions. <br> <br> We published our Autumn and Winter plan for managing COVID-19 last September, including details of Plan B measures should they be required. Plan B measures are now in place to slow the spread of the virus and ease pressure on the NHS, while minimising the impact on lives and livelihoods. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced on 5 January that they will be in place for another 3 weeks, with a further review before the regulations expire on 26 January. We will provide businesses and the public with as much notice as possible of any changes to COVID-19 restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/01/2022 16:38:54 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1399356

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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, whether she has had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of increasing statutory sick pay to rates paid in other economically developed countries in order to encourage workers who need to self-isolate to do so.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	96996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The government has put in place support to help individuals to comply with public health advice on self-isolation. This includes extending Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) to those who are sick or self-isolating due to coronavirus. SSP is also payable from the first day of absence, rather than the fourth, where an employee is sick or self-isolating due to coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this we have always made sure there are no financial barriers to self-isolating, by providing the £500 Test and Trace Support Payment which has been extended until the end of March 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 96997 question first answered 12/01/2022 17:46:49 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor