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1350825

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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: Deductions
	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 universal credit claimants had deductions made to their monthly payment (a) in March 2020 and (b) in the most recent month for which figures are available, by (i) categories of third party debt deductions, (ii) advance payments and (iii) benefit overpayments and (iv) other types of deductions.
	tabling member constituency	Waveney
	tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
	uin	40869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>We carefully balance our duty to the taxpayer to recover overpayments, with support for claimants. Safeguards are in place to ensure deductions are manageable. From 12 April 2021, we further reduced the cap on deductions from Universal Credit awards to 25 per cent and lengthened the period from 12 to 24 months, meaning in effect someone can receive 25 payments over 24 months, giving them more flexibility over the payments of their Universal Credit award. This will also allow claimants to retain more of their award, giving additional financial security, and follows a previous change in October 2019 that reduced the cap from 40% to 30%.</p><p> </p><p>Customers can contact the Department if they are experiencing financial hardship to discuss a reduction in their rate of repayment, depending on their financial circumstances, whilst work coaches can also signpost claimants to other financial support.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is provided in the attached spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/09/2021 12:50:22 question first ministerially corrected 15/10/2021 12:33:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince attachment 1 file name Spreadsheet 40869.xlsx title Spreadsheet previous answer version 20231 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1548435

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Accountancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all (i) contracts, (ii) consultancies and (iii) other services placed with the accountancy firms (A) Deloitte & Touche, (B) Ernst & Young, (C) KPMG and (D) PricewaterhouseCoopers in each year since 2010-11 by (1) their Department, (2) any predecessor Departments and (3) departmental agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Leyton and Wanstead
	tabling member printed	John Cryer
	uin	102743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Between 1 December 2021 and 31 August 2022, the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser met with a) the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in a total of 4 meetings and with b) other Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions in a total of 7 meetings. This included:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">(i) Between 1 December 2021 – 28 February 2022 – a) 1 meeting, b) 3 meetings</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">(ii) Between 1 March to 31 May 2022 – a) 1 meeting, b) 2 meetings</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">(iii) Between 1 June to 31 August 2022 - a) 2 meetings, b) 2 meetings</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Please see the attachment provided for a comprehensive list for each of the organisations requested covering the data sets requested in the PQ.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Further Information regarding the contracts can be found on gov.uk’s Contract Finder Service located <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">here.</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/12/2022 12:33:37 question first ministerially corrected 09/12/2022 14:30:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title PQ 102743 previous answer version 40903 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	181 label Biography information for John Cryer

1388612

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2021
	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	Offshore Industry: Continental Shelf
	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 29 November 2021 to Question 80980 on Offshore Industry: Continental Shelf, if she will publish the types of enforcement action the HSE took where backlogs were not being manged safely; and if she will provide to which installations those actions applied.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	94356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>HSE does not record its enforcement actions specifically in relation to “maintenance backlogs”. A search of HSE’s database has revealed that since the start of the initial pandemic lockdown in March 2020, there have been 112 interventions that have looked at maintenance management, including backlog, and have resulted in enforcement action in the form of letters and notices. A table showing the actions in relation to installations and their duty holders is attached.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/01/2022 11:14:32 question first ministerially corrected 12/01/2022 16:57:58 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name 94356 attachment.pdf title Attachment for 94356 previous answer version 42538 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1648861

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2023
	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	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 data his Department holds on the number of households in the private rented sector in receipt of universal credit with the housing element in payment; how many and what proportion of those households have rents that exceed the local housing allowance (LHA); and what the median average gap is between the rent and the LHA for those households where rent exceeds the LHA for each local authority area in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales for the most recent period for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	191728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. LHA rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas. Data on local LHA rates and averages can be found in the attachments provided.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020 we spent almost £1 billion increasing LHA rates. These rates were aligned to the 30th percentile of market rents in Broad Rental Market Areas (BRMA) across the country, therefore in those areas with higher rent costs this is reflected in higher LHA rates for that BRMA. In 2022/23, the Government is projected to spend around £30 billion to support renters. This is approximately 1.4% of GDP, more than any other OECD country, with the next highest being 0.9% of GDP.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the legislation increasing LHA rates to 30<sup>th</sup> percentile in April 2020 can be found <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/371/regulation/4" target="_blank">here.</a> Information on the legislation maintaining LHA rates at their current rates for 2023/24 can be found <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/6/contents/made" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.6 billion in DHP funding to local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that rents are increasing. However, the challenging fiscal environment means that difficult decisions have been necessary to ensure support is targeted effectively. Overall, the Government is providing total support of over £94 billion over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of living.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment 2 file name Attachment 2.xlsx title Attachment 2 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:04:45 question first ministerially corrected 21/07/2023 13:52:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 88042 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1648862

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2023
	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	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, how many and what proportion of those households in receipt of universal credit with the housing element in payment had rents that exceeded the local housing allowance (LHA) in (a) March 2020, (b) March 2021, (c) March 2022 and (d) March 2023; and what the median average gap is between the rent and the LHA for those households where rent exceeds the LHA in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	191729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. LHA rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas. Data on local LHA rates and averages can be found in the attachments provided.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020 we spent almost £1 billion increasing LHA rates. These rates were aligned to the 30th percentile of market rents in Broad Rental Market Areas (BRMA) across the country, therefore in those areas with higher rent costs this is reflected in higher LHA rates for that BRMA. In 2022/23, the Government is projected to spend around £30 billion to support renters. This is approximately 1.4% of GDP, more than any other OECD country, with the next highest being 0.9% of GDP.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the legislation increasing LHA rates to 30<sup>th</sup> percentile in April 2020 can be found <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/371/regulation/4" target="_blank">here.</a> Information on the legislation maintaining LHA rates at their current rates for 2023/24 can be found <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/6/contents/made" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.6 billion in DHP funding to local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that rents are increasing. However, the challenging fiscal environment means that difficult decisions have been necessary to ensure support is targeted effectively. Overall, the Government is providing total support of over £94 billion over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of living.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment 2 file name Attachment 2.xlsx title Attachment 2 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:04:45 question first ministerially corrected 21/07/2023 13:52:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 88046 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1359711

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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 Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches by (a) full time equivalent and (b) headcount were employed by her Department in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	57102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The staffing resource assigned to Work Coach and Disability Employment Adviser activities is given below, measured as Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) based on activity-based management (ABM) activities and Staff in Post (SiP).</p><p>Disability Employment Adviser is one of several activities that are counted as Work Coach activities. As such, Disability Employment Advisers are shown as a subset of Work Coaches.</p><p>It is shown as at the end of each financial year since 2018-19, when Work Coach activity was first recorded as a discrete role within our data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>National</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Staff in Post</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work Coaches</p></td><td><p>16,315</p></td><td><p>16,191</p></td><td><p>27,286</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>of which</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability Employment Advisers<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>585</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Full Time Equivalent (ABM activities)<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work Coaches</p></td><td><p>13,287</p></td><td><p>12,938</p></td><td><p>23,833</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>of which</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability Employment Advisers</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>478</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Central Scotland<sup>3</sup></strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-19</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-20</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-21</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial">Staff in Post</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Work Coaches</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">479</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">290</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">403</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>of which</em></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Disability Employment Advisers<sup>1</sup></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial">Full Time Equivalent (ABM activities)<sup>2</sup></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Work Coaches</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">355</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">204</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">338</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>of which</em></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Disability Employment Advisers</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> Notes to the tables</ins></p><ol><li><ins class="ministerial">Those carrying out Disability Employment Adviser activities may have this as their only activity, or may split their time between this and other Work Coach activities.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">FTE (ABM activities) is from Departmental Management Information which records how much of each persons’ role is spent doing certain types of work activity. This is then aggregated and rounded to the nearest whole number. The FTE (ABM activities) is therefore lower than the total Staff in Post.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">The main Glasgow conurbation falls within the Central Scotland Jobcentre District.</ins></li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies previous answer version 25573 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies 30929 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies question first answered 08/11/2021 17:45:19 question first ministerially corrected 09/11/2021 14:48:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1359712

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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 Schemes: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Employment Advisors by (a) full time equivalent and (b) headcount have been employed by her Department in each year since that role was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	57103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The staffing resource assigned to Work Coach and Disability Employment Adviser activities is given below, measured as Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) based on activity-based management (ABM) activities and Staff in Post (SiP).</p><p>Disability Employment Adviser is one of several activities that are counted as Work Coach activities. As such, Disability Employment Advisers are shown as a subset of Work Coaches.</p><p>It is shown as at the end of each financial year since 2018-19, when Work Coach activity was first recorded as a discrete role within our data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>National</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Staff in Post</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work Coaches</p></td><td><p>16,315</p></td><td><p>16,191</p></td><td><p>27,286</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>of which</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability Employment Advisers<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>585</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Full Time Equivalent (ABM activities)<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work Coaches</p></td><td><p>13,287</p></td><td><p>12,938</p></td><td><p>23,833</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>of which</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability Employment Advisers</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>478</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Central Scotland<sup>3</sup></strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-19</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-20</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-21</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial">Staff in Post</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Work Coaches</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">479</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">290</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">403</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>of which</em></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Disability Employment Advisers<sup>1</sup></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial">Full Time Equivalent (ABM activities)<sup>2</sup></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Work Coaches</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">355</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">204</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">338</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>of which</em></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Disability Employment Advisers</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Notes to the tables</ins></p><ol><li><ins class="ministerial">Those carrying out Disability Employment Adviser activities may have this as their only activity, or may split their time between this and other Work Coach activities.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">FTE (ABM activities) is from Departmental Management Information which records how much of each persons’ role is spent doing certain types of work activity. This is then aggregated and rounded to the nearest whole number. The FTE (ABM activities) is therefore lower than the total Staff in Post.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">The main Glasgow conurbation falls within the Central Scotland Jobcentre District.</ins></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies previous answer version 25574 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies 30930 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies question first answered 08/11/2021 17:45:19 question first ministerially corrected 09/11/2021 15:21:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1359714

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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 Schemes: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) work coaches and (b) Disability Employment Advisors by (i) full time equivalent and (ii) headcount her Department has employed in Glasgow in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	57104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The staffing resource assigned to Work Coach and Disability Employment Adviser activities is given below, measured as Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) based on activity-based management (ABM) activities and Staff in Post (SiP).</p><p>Disability Employment Adviser is one of several activities that are counted as Work Coach activities. As such, Disability Employment Advisers are shown as a subset of Work Coaches.</p><p>It is shown as at the end of each financial year since 2018-19, when Work Coach activity was first recorded as a discrete role within our data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>National</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Staff in Post</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work Coaches</p></td><td><p>16,315</p></td><td><p>16,191</p></td><td><p>27,286</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>of which</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability Employment Advisers<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>585</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Full Time Equivalent (ABM activities)<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Work Coaches</p></td><td><p>13,287</p></td><td><p>12,938</p></td><td><p>23,833</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>of which</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability Employment Advisers</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>478</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Central Scotland<sup>3</sup></strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-19</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-20</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Mar-21</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial">Staff in Post</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Work Coaches</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">479</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">290</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">403</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>of which</em></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Disability Employment Advisers<sup>1</sup></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial">Full Time Equivalent (ABM activities)<sup>2</sup></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Work Coaches</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">355</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">204</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">338</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>of which</em></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Disability Employment Advisers</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Notes to the tables</ins></p><ol><li><ins class="ministerial">Those carrying out Disability Employment Adviser activities may have this as their only activity, or may split their time between this and other Work Coach activities.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">FTE (ABM activities) is from Departmental Management Information which records how much of each persons’ role is spent doing certain types of work activity. This is then aggregated and rounded to the nearest whole number. The FTE (ABM activities) is therefore lower than the total Staff in Post.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">The main Glasgow conurbation falls within the Central Scotland Jobcentre District.</ins></li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies previous answer version 25588 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies 30931 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies question first answered 08/11/2021 17:45:19 question first ministerially corrected 09/11/2021 15:21:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1420809

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2022
	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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting people from sanctions if there is evidence of severe mental health or associated risk of self harm.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	120811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are fully committed to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which we ratified in 2009, and the progressive realisation of rights for disabled people that it sets out. The UK has some of the strongest equalities legislation in the world, including the Equality Act 2010, and we will continue to make sure that these rights are protected.The UK has a proud record of furthering the rights of disabled people. The principles of the UN Convention are at the heart of our approach. We continue to reform and modernise our public services and welfare system to ensure that disabled people are able to participate in every aspect of society.The UK’s 2021 report demonstrates our ongoing commitment across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support disabled people, through legislation, policies and programmes that tackle the barriers faced by disabled people to realise their full participation and inclusion in society. The Government’s response was submitted to the UNCRPD Committee in 2021, and published on GOV.UK with accessible formats in December 2021 and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-peoples-rights-the-uks-2021-report-on-select-recommendations-from-the-uncrpd-periodic-review" target="_blank">here</a>.The UK Government’s recently published National Disability Strategy has been a milestone in this respect, with over 100 practical commitments which are being delivered to improve the everyday lives of disabled people.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Those who are not expected to look for work, such as those with severe health conditions, including mental health, are not subject to work search or work availability requirements.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Work Coaches engage at an individual level with them and are committed to tailoring support for specific individual needs, including agreeing realistic and structured steps to encourage claimants into or towards the labour market where conditionality requirements are regularly reviewed to ensure that they remain appropriate for the claimant. This would include tailoring to reflect any mental health or associated self-harm issues the claimant raised.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Sanctions are only applied where a claimant fails to comply with a mandatory requirement set out in their claimant commitment such as a failure to attend an appointment. When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual circumstances, including any health conditions or disabilities and any evidence of good reason, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/02/2022 13:31:54 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2022 14:28:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 51832 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1422881

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	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, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Benefit sanctions statistics to October 2021, on what date her Department plans to resume publication of benefit sanction durations data.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	125427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">DWP has recently moved to a new data platform to store and process data. During our live running process an issue was identified with the availability of software required to process Universal Credit full service (UCFS) sanction decisions data. This is currently being investigated and we aim to reinstate the decisions measure as soon as possible. We expect to provide a further update in late March 2022.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Statistics for Universal Credit (UC) durations and median sanction length remain suspended, and we will continue to publish the UC rate for UC Full Service only from April 2019. This is to allow for investigations to continue into the code used to produce these statistics in order to ensure methods are robust. We will keep users updated on progress via the Benefit Sanctions statistics page, and further details are available in section 5 of the latest Benefit Sanctions statistics bulletin.</ins></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/02/2022 17:50:09 question first ministerially corrected 28/02/2022 15:16:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 52612 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden