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1146213

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the Health and Safety Executive receives adequate resources to undertake its enforcement responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	290986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>DWP and HSE officials meet regularly to discuss resources and performance against its Business Plan objectives. This includes recognising the importance of enforcement as one of the tools employed by HSE to secure effective management and control of risk in GB workplaces.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/10/2019 15:38:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1253264

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	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	Housing Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the benefits of excluding (a) savings in lifetime and (b) help-to-buy ISAs from the eligibility calculation for housing benefit.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	117242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The fundamental purpose of Housing Benefit is to help people on low incomes pay their rent. As it is an income related benefit, regard must be had to all income and capital when assessing entitlement. Whilst it is important to encourage saving, it has never been thought right for substantial amounts of capital to be ignored altogether when deciding entitlement to a benefit based on need.</p><p> </p><p>However, as ISAs are treated as capital, entitlement to Housing Benefit is only affected if the amount held in an ISA exceeds £6,000 for working age people or £10,000 for people over pension age. Housing Benefit claimants who are also receiving a passporting benefit such as Income Support or Pension Credit have all their capital disregarded.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/11/2020 13:50:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1253431

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	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	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of representations from civil society organisations on the efficacy of extending the £20 universal credit uplift to a permanent level of universal credit payment, in order to tackle financial hardship as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	117243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>The £20 per week temporary Universal Credit increase remains in place until April 2021. As the Government has done throughout this crisis, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context in the new year before making any decisions.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/11/2020 14:48:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1282005

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	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: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of the City of York are accessing support through the (a) Kickstart programme and (b) Plan for Jobs measures in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	145788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The requested local data is not available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/02/2021 16:40:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1284768

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	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	Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the one calendar month deadline to request a mandatory reconsideration to allow claimants sufficient time to compile necessary information in the context of delays caused by the covid-19 (a) outbreak and (b) lockdown announced in January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	150792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2021 answer text <p>The law provides that if an application is made outside the one month time limit but within 13 months of the decision being disputed, the application will be admitted as in time where the claimant can show there were special circumstances for the late application.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants do not have to submit all of the supporting information within one month. When they apply for a Mandatory Reconsideration, they can inform the Decision Maker they intend to provide further information. In these cases, more time will be allowed for this to be provided and no decision will be made until it is received.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/02/2021 14:20:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1311058

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 145788, for what reasons local data is not available for the Kickstart scheme; and what steps his Department plans to take to assess the effectiveness of that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	185355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions collects data on the uptake of the Kickstart Scheme. We have published information on the number of young people who have started in each region, here: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179100" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179100</a>, but we are unable to break this down below the regional level at present.</p><p> </p><p>The need to deliver and operate the Kickstart Scheme at pace has led to a current limited clerical data set which, in turn, makes it harder to accurately present a snapshot of a smaller geographical area, such as a Parliamentary constituency. Information is contained across multiple systems as more than one Jobcentre could cover a single constituency. Conversely, Kickstart placements and vacancies are not allocated to one JCP, so we have many vacancies which may be connected to a company based or headquartered in one area, but the vacancies can be filled from a wider geographical area.</p><p> </p><p>As such, it is not currently possible to provide the data below the regional level. We are, however, continuing to develop our management information tools and data collection system which may help in sharing more localised information at a local authority level in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is monitoring and evaluating the Kickstart Scheme throughout its implementation, and will continue to evaluate the longer term outcomes and impact for Kickstart participants.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/04/2021 16:54:37 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1312041

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2021
	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	Post Office Card Account
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on elderly people and people with mobility issues in towns and villages without bank branches of the discontinuation of the Post Office card system.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	187209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 29/04/2021 12:29:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1316210

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2021
	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	Post Office Card Account
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on elderly people and people with mobility issues in towns and villages without bank branches of the discontinuation of the Post Office card system.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	3848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting the Department’s customers to access their benefit and pension payments as we transform our payment exception services.</p><p> </p><p>Access to a standard account through a bank, building society or credit union enables citizens to benefit from the wider range of financial services and to achieve greater financial inclusion.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office delivers every day banking services for a large number of banks and building societies to enable citizens with a standard account to withdraw cash, free of charge, deposit cash and cheques and make balance enquires at any Post Office counter including mobile Post Office branches.</p><p> </p><p>The full range of every day personal banking services that the Post Office delivers from any Post Office branch, and for whom they deliver them, is available on the Post Office website <a href="https://www.postoffice.co.uk/everydaybanking" target="_blank">https://www.postoffice.co.uk/everydaybanking</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The new payment exception service will ensure that customers can continue to access cash in their local area.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/05/2021 13:21:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1420573

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Winter Fuel Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering people eligible for winter fuel payments the option of donating the sum they would receive to charity instead.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	119541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Winter fuel payments give reassurance, particularly to poorer pensioners, that they can keep warm during the colder months. The department currently issues over 11 million winter fuel payments within a small delivery window. Introducing an option on the notification for customers to donate their winter fuel payment would introduce complexity to the process. Recipients are of course free to donate the payment to a charity of their choice.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 10/02/2022 16:50:21 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1420644

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether virtual assessments will remain in-place for universal credit applicants who are classified as clinically extremely vulnerable.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	119542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>We are currently delivering health assessments through a variety of channels including face-to-face, and telephone and video assessments introduced in response to the pandemic. Whenever possible we will conduct a paper-based assessment. Any future decisions about assessment methods will be evidence-based and to ensure this we will draw on existing evidence as well as research and analysis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/02/2022 14:56:42 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy