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1253781

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	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	Kickstart 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 applications her Department has (a) received and (b) approved for Kickstart Scheme funding in (i) each UK region and (ii) the Sheffield City Region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	118004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the Parliamentary Question HL10193, answered on 12 November. We are not yet able to break Kickstart data down by region.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 118005 question first answered 24/11/2020 17:00:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1253782

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	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	Kickstart 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 job placements have been (a) created and (b) filled through the Kickstart Scheme in (a) each UK region and (b) the Sheffield City Region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	118005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the Parliamentary Question HL10193, answered on 12 November. We are not yet able to break Kickstart data down by region.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 118004 question first answered 24/11/2020 17:00:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1253784

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Kickstart Scheme applications are assessed within the stated timeframe of one month; and what the average time taken is for an employee to begin a placement after an application has been approved under that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	118006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>We are not currently able to share this information. Our aim is to process applications within four weeks, although they may take longer if we have to seek additional information from the bidder.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/11/2020 17:45:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1568604

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2023
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	127787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>Senior Departmental officials meet with Departmental Trade Union Side to discuss resourcing issues including finance, demand, and recruitment.</p><p>As part of the annual delegated pay negotiations, the department provides the three trade unions that are recognised in DWP with detailed information on pay, including pay scales and where employees currently sit within these.</p><p> </p><p>Individual Departmental Directors with responsibility for Service Delivery meet trade unions annually to discuss the resourcing position specific to their area of work. In addition, Departmental Directors meet trade unions regularly to update and share information on issues such as resources, staffing, workloads, performance, health and safety and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>There is also a range of publicly available HR information published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/01/2023 16:56:21 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 49841 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1569012

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2023
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Equality
	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 his Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that monitoring data gathered is shared with union representatives.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	128658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>DWP takes its responsibility to comply with Equality Act 2010, Public Sector Equality Duty and Civil Service Management Code seriously. We have adopted an Equality Analysis approach to embed inclusive decision making and equalities considerations and monitoring within all of our policies and practices.</p><p> </p><p>In DWP Equality Analysis is undertaken at policy/project level, and to ensure compliance we have embedded equalities thinking and monitoring within our change processes and have developed comprehensive guidance to support Senior Responsible Officer’s to effectively discharge their responsibilities. In addition, we have dedicated resource in place to provide bespoke support on all aspects of Equality Analysis, including monitoring and evaluation to policy/project leads as requested.</p><p> </p><p>Policy/Projects with an employee impact are actively encouraged to implement Trade Union engagement and the sharing of their Equality Analysis as part of their Stakeholder Management Plans.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/01/2023 16:14:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1270876

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2020
	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: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to resume face-to-face medical assessments for (a) universal credit and (b) employment support allowance claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	128935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 December to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-07/126162" target="_blank">UIN 126162</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/12/2020 14:17:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1579633

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	129895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to paying people a decent living wage, which is being addressed through the statutory National Living Wage. Departments must ensure that they apply the legislative increase to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>The National Living Wage (NLW) is the statutory minimum wage for workers aged 23 and over. Different minimum wage rates apply to 21-22 year olds, 18-20 year olds, 16-17 year olds and apprentices aged under 19 or in the first year of an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2022, the Government increased the National Living Wage to £9.50 per hour. This will rise to £10.42 an hour from 1 April 2023, an increase of 9.7%. By 2024, the Government has committed that the National Living Wage will reach 66% of median UK earnings.</p><p> </p><p>As of 24 January 2023, the total number of civil servants in DWP paid at the National Minimum Wage rate per hour was 0 (0% of all staff) and the National Living Wage rate per hour was 65. Everyone in DWP is paid at least the national living wage, with the vast majority above it.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/01/2023 17:39:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1580713

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Holiday Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has notified staff to (a) tell or (b) remind them that they can sell annual leave in the last four months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	132467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>DWP has an existing facility for colleagues to exchange untaken contractual leave for payment in the last month of their annual leave year. There is no consistent annual leave year for colleagues across DWP.</p><p> </p><p>From 4 January to 31 January 2023, DWP is running a specific exercise where colleagues can voluntarily request a payment for a maximum of five days of untaken contractual annual leave that they do not want to take, regardless of when their annual leave year ends. Colleagues cannot request to be paid for statutory leave.</p><p> </p><p>Taking part in the exercise is completely voluntary, employees physical and mental wellbeing remains a key priority for the department, and everyone is encouraged to use their annual leave to relax and recuperate wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>Colleagues were informed of this opportunity 4 January 2023, and reminders were issued 13, 25 and 27 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/02/2023 14:30:03 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1581718

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	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: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which body is the legal employer of staff at the Health and Safety Executive.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	135243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Crown is the legal employer of employees at the Health and Safety Executive.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/02/2023 10:28:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1176895

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2020 to Question 10760, on Universal Credit, how many case managers were working on the roll-out of universal credit in December (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016, (d) 2017, (e) 2018 and (f) 2019; and what her estimate is of the average number of cases managed by a case manager in each of those months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>Between November 2014 and September 2017, Universal Credit Full Service was going through its Pilot phase, during which resourcing levels were regularly reviewed in line with the growing needs of the Pilot.</p><p> </p><p>Upon conclusion of the Universal Credit Pilot in September 2017, UC Full Service began rolling out throughout the remainder of the country in a phased approach, which concluded in December 2018. The latest published Caseload position for UC stands at 2,084,952 cases (August 2019 figure), at which point there were 4,508 Case Managers deployed within Universal Credit Service Centres supporting UC claimants, with each Case Manager on average handling 463 cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/02/2020 14:59:15 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens