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1687419

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	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 2 February 2024 to Question 12040 on Universal Credit, if she will extend data sharing to include the details of (a) addresses receiving housing allowance and (b) people receiving that allowance living in private rented accommodation to local authorities with selective licencing schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	12965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>DWP already shares UC data with Local Authorities for various reasons where we have legal powers and a legal basis to do so and where the sharing can be done in compliance with all other UK GDPR requirements.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is committed to maximising the use of its data, where it is appropriate and legal to do so to meet the primary objectives of:</p><p> </p><p>- reducing fraud and error</p><p>- creating the right incentives to get more people into work</p><p>- protecting the most vulnerable in our society and</p><p>- delivering fairness to those claiming benefit and to the taxpayer</p><p> </p><p>DWP works closely with DLUHC on housing quality, whilst in principle we are willing to consider whether UC data could be shared with Local Authorities for selective licensing purposes or other Private Rented Sector enforcement measures, we would need to see a detailed proposal and would make decisions on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/02/2024 13:48:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1652385

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2023
	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: Inspections
	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 increase the number of inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Executive.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	193579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not measure its impact by counting the number of inspections. HSE uses a variety of methods to influence change and help people manage risks at work including providing advice, information and guidance, working with stakeholders, carrying out investigations and taking enforcement action to prevent harm and hold those who break the law to account</p><p> </p><p>HSE’s published business plan for 2023/2024 outlines the targeted interventions it plans to deliver in areas of greatest risk to assess dutyholder compliance with the law, this can be found <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/assets/docs/hse-business-plan.pdf" target="_blank">here.</a> In carrying out this work HSE is planning to deliver a minimum of 14,000 inspections.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 193799 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:08:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461139

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	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: Seaham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs will be affected by the closure of the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p>As of March 2022, 345 colleagues located in Seaham Lighthouse View are being asked to relocate, with their role, to Sunderland Wearview House. Each colleague will have a discussion with their line manager to assess the impact of the move on them and determine if they are able to relocate. The Department’s priority will be retain, retrain and redeploy colleagues either within DWP, or within other Government Departments in the area. As a responsible employer, we will make provision for redundancies if it is necessary, however this will be a very last resort after all efforts to redeploy have been exhausted.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 178 question first answered 13/05/2022 10:16:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461140

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	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: Seaham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether compulsory redundancies will result from the closure of the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p>As of March 2022, 345 colleagues located in Seaham Lighthouse View are being asked to relocate, with their role, to Sunderland Wearview House. Each colleague will have a discussion with their line manager to assess the impact of the move on them and determine if they are able to relocate. The Department’s priority will be retain, retrain and redeploy colleagues either within DWP, or within other Government Departments in the area. As a responsible employer, we will make provision for redundancies if it is necessary, however this will be a very last resort after all efforts to redeploy have been exhausted.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 177 question first answered 13/05/2022 10:16:51 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461141

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	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: Seaham
	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 her Department’s (a) equality impact assessment and (b) socio-economic impact assessment of the closure of the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>An overarching Equality Assessment has been completed which considers the impact on colleagues. This has been made available in the House Library. Individual site Assessments have also been prepared. The planning of an office closure includes consideration of factors including the ‘Index of Multiple Deprivation’ for each location, which considers many factors, including:</p><p>· Income Deprivation</p><p>· Employment Deprivation</p><p>· Education, Skills and Training Deprivation</p><p>· Health Deprivation and Disability</p><p>· Crime</p><p>· Barriers to Housing and Services</p><p>· Living Environment Deprivation</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/05/2022 12:09:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461142

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	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: Seaham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date her Department expects the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham to close.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p>On current plans, the Department expects to exit Seaham by September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2022 10:23:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461143

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	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: Seaham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether additional travel support will be provided to civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham who have been identified for consolidation.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>Should the move mean additional travel costs, colleagues may qualify for an Excess Fares payment to cover those costs. These costs will be paid for up to three years.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/05/2022 12:12:16 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461144

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	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: Seaham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the profile is of the civil servants affected by the closure of the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham by (a) age, (b) race, (c) gender and (d) disability.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The following depicts the profile of colleagues based at Seaham Lighthouse View</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Age </strong>– 3.4% aged 16-24, 14% aged 25-34, 19.4% aged 35-44, 28.2% aged 45-54, 31.6% aged 55-64, 3.4% aged 65+.</p><p><strong>Race – </strong>1.1% of colleagues are of an ethnic minority</p><p><strong>Gender </strong>– 26.5% male, 73.5% female</p><p><strong>Disability </strong>– 14.2% of colleagues have declared a disability</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/05/2022 12:14:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461145

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	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: Seaham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on hybrid working among affected civil servants of the consolidation of the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p><strong></strong>The adoption of hybrid working practices has been carefully and fully considered. The introduction of hybrid working arrangements by the Department for back of house functions means that staff will only need to work on average 40% of their working week in the new location.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2022 10:22:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1341858

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	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	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 businesses participating in the Kickstart scheme have been investigated by her Department for failing to meet their obligations to participants.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	24156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Kickstart Scheme Grant Funding Agreement, employers and Kickstart Gateways have a responsibility to carry out their obligations in accordance with all applicable law. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will investigate any organisation where there is evidence of a failure to meet obligations. To date we have rescinded 10 grant agreements as a result of our investigations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/07/2021 16:47:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris