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1148876

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Mental Illness: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government has to strengthen protections in the Equality Act 2010 for people with mental health problems who experience discrimination.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	24
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>Tacking mental health discrimination in the workplace is a priority for the Government. We are considering the scope for further support and protection for people with mental health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Act 2010 already protects people whose mental health conditions meet the definition of disability in the Act, specifically a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities’.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/10/2019 15:12:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1168488

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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	Older Workers and Social Security Benefits: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women between 60 and 66 years old are in (a) full-time employment, (b) part-time employment, (c) receipt of in-work benefits and (d) receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	24
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>For parts a) and b) the latest information is contained in Table 1 below.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Women in employment</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full-time</p></td><td><p>Part-time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-66</p></td><td><p>505,000</p></td><td><p>675,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Labour Force Survey, Jul-Sep 2019</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For part c), table 2 shows the number of women aged 60-65 and over 65 who are claiming Universal Credit and are in employment (figures for the specific age group 60-66 are not available within Stat-Xplore).</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Women claiming Universal Credit and in employment, October 2019</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>In employment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-65</p></td><td><p>16,676</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over 65</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP Stat-Xplore</p><p>For part d), table 3 shows the number of women aged 60-65 who are claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (figures for the specific age group 60-66 are not available within Stat-Xplore).</p><p> </p><p>Table 3: Women claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance, May 2019</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-65</p></td><td><p>10,703</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP Stat-Xplore</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/01/2020 17:37:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1667509

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Employment: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many returnerships have been created as of 7 November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	24
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>DWP does not record this data as the Returnerships offer is an initiative that brings together existing skills interventions to the over-50s.</p><p> </p><p>The skills interventions promoted through the Returnerships offer are accelerated apprenticeships, Sector-Based Work Academy Programme placements and Skills Bootcamps. This will support better access to re-training and allow workers of all ages to engage with the opportunities of a second career.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/11/2023 17:49:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1312946

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	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	Bacanora Lithium: Takeovers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps in respect of the reported attempt by China to take over Bacanora Lithium.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	24
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>Mergers and takeovers are primarily commercial matters for the parties involved. The Government has powers under the Enterprise Act 2002 to intervene in transactions which raise national security concerns. The Government has recently strengthened those powers through the National Security and Investment Act 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aware of this proposed transaction and is monitoring developments closely.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/05/2021 15:58:53 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1461512

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	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	Boiler Upgrade Scheme
	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of the inclusion of hybrid heat pumps coupled with renewable heating technologies, such as bioLPG, in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	24
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>Hybrid heating systems will not be supported through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. The Government acknowledges that in off gas grid areas, a future transition from heating oil and LPG to biofuels may allow the boiler element of a hybrid system to decarbonise and the Government recognises the work taking place within the oil and LPG industries to that end. However, the Government does not yet have sufficient evidence to take decisions on the potential role of biofuels in this context.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/05/2022 14:01:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead