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star this property date less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Department for Work and Pensions: Civil Society more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the total amount of funding from the public purse given by her Department to (a) civil society and (b) campaigning bodies in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2020-03-03more like thismore than 2020-03-03
star this property answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2020-03-03T16:57:31.6Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-03T16:57:31.6Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-03-18more like thismore than 2020-03-18
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Food Banks: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with supermarket chains and suppliers on ensuring that the foodbanks can meet the increased demand as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2020-03-23more like thismore than 2020-03-23
star this property answer text <p>Food banks are independent charitable organisations and, as such, are best placed to decide on the most appropriate arrangements for supporting people who use them. As both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>I also refer the honourable member to the response given by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in response to an oral question made on 19 March:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-03-19/debates/EBB8F3D7-F9F4-4C5C-B913-86FD27851B5D/VulnerablePeopleFoodSupplies" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-03-19/debates/EBB8F3D7-F9F4-4C5C-B913-86FD27851B5D/VulnerablePeopleFoodSupplies</a>”</p><p /><p>[Additionally announcements were made at the Prime Minister’s daily briefings on 21 and 22 March in relation to food supply]</p>
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2020-03-23T18:29:01.61Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-23T18:29:01.61Z
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star this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2020-03-19more like thismore than 2020-03-19
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Zero Hours Contracts: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department is providing to people on zero-hours contracts whose employment has been terminated as a result of covid-19 and do not qualify for Statutory Sick Pay because they are not self-isolating. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2020-03-24more like thismore than 2020-03-24
star this property answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances and we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has been clear in its commitment to support those affected in these difficult times and we have made a number of changes to the welfare system in the past fortnight to ensure people are supported in doing this. These changes include:</ins><br /></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">making it easier to access benefits. Those applying for Contributory ESA will be able to claim from day 1 – as opposed to day 8 - and we have removed the need for face-to-face assessment. Both Universal Credit and Contributory ESA can now be claimed by phone or online;</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">increasing the standard allowance of Universal Credit and working tax credit for this year by around £1000 per year;</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">temporarily relaxing the application of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) for all self-employed claimants affected by the economic impact of COVID-19 to ensure that the self-employed can access UC at a more generous rate; and</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">increasing in the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that it covers the cheapest third of local rents – which is on average £600 in people’s pockets.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">Together, these measures represent an injection of over £6.5 billion into the welfare system.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Chancellor has also confirmed that, depending on their status, workers on zero hours contracts may be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and we would urge people to explore this avenue too.</ins></p>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-03-24T11:57:37.843Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-24T11:57:37.843Z
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less than 2020-04-15T15:01:33Zmore like thismore than 2020-04-15T15:01:33Z
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star this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2020-07-02more like thismore than 2020-07-02
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Health and Safety: Coronavirus more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has in place to support the extremely clinically vulnerable to covid-19 who have not been furloughed and are asked to return to work after 1 August 2020 in the event that they believe that their workplace is not covid-19-secure. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2020-07-07more like thismore than 2020-07-07
star this property answer text <p>Guidance for the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for employers can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for employees (including links to advice services if a person is worried about going back to work) can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/worker-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/worker-support</a></p>
star this property answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
star this property answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
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less than 2020-07-07T14:07:21.65Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-07T14:07:21.65Z
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star this property label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-07-15more like thismore than 2020-07-15
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Department for Work and Pensions: Apprentices more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department is taking to reach the public sector apprenticeship target. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2020-07-21more like thismore than 2020-07-21
star this property answer text <p>DWP has a total of twenty-four different apprenticeship programmes ranging from Level 2 to Level 7 (MBA level).</p><p>Continuous learning is an important part of our Capability strategy and through access to Apprenticeships, these schemes are available widely across all professional areas throughout the department.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2020-07-21T15:45:14.723Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-21T15:45:14.723Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-09-17more like thismore than 2020-09-17
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Department for Work and Pensions: Apprentices more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department is making on meeting the 2.3 per cent public sector apprenticeship target; and when her Department will meet that target. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2020-09-24more like thismore than 2020-09-24
star this property answer text <p>As of 31 March 2020, the Civil Service has achieved a total of 2.1% of its total workforce as apprentices against the legislative target for the public sector of 2.3% by March 2021. The Department for Work and Pensions has achieved 1.8% of the total staff employed within the department. The Department is looking to recruit more apprentices over the coming months, and current forecasts predict we could achieve the target in 2020/21. Given this target is a percentage of the total workforce the percentage changes in line with workforce fluctuations over time therefore making it challenging to predict when a department will meet it. The data for 2018/19 can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">here</a>. The data for 2019/20 will be released on gov.uk by the end of September 2020.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2020-09-24T17:02:25.823Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-24T17:02:25.823Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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star this property date less than 2021-06-28more like thismore than 2021-06-28
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Disadvantaged more like this
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star this property question text What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on support for vulnerable children. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2021-06-28more like thismore than 2021-06-28
star this property answer text <p>The Secretary of State frequently meets with counterparts across Government to discuss a range of issues, including how we can support families and vulnerable children, so we can deliver on our clear manifesto commitment to reduce child poverty.</p><p>Just last week, we announced the extension of the Covid Local Support Grant to 30<sup>th</sup> September, with a further £160 million of support to be delivered across England and primarily targeted at vulnerable families with children.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Colchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Will Quince more like this
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less than 2021-06-28T15:35:01.557Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-28T15:35:01.557Z
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star this property label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
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star this property date less than 2021-10-15more like thismore than 2021-10-15
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Vocational Guidance: Hospitality Industry more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to encourage young people to take up careers in the hospitality sector. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2021-10-26more like thismore than 2021-10-26
star this property answer text <p>The Department is working across our Jobcentre Plus (JCP) network to encourage all suitable candidates into the hospitality sector. We are supporting our Work Coaches to help them identify new talent for employers through our Plan for Jobs programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Through the DWP Youth Offer, Work Coaches are helping young people access local skills, training and jobs. This may include Kickstart placements, Sector-based Work Academy Programmes, traineeships, work experience or apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>Our Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) provides opportunities in sectors with high volumes of current local vacancies, such as hospitality, allowing people to learn the skills and behaviours that employers need. DWP is increasing the number of SWAPs opportunities to 80,000 in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>Our National Employer and Partnership Team (NEPT) ran a series of Spotlight Calls for work coaches and employer engagement colleagues to ensure that they promote and maximise every opportunity available in these sectors to our customers. They have been joined on these calls by representatives from UK Hospitality and Springboard, as well as employers who spoke about the opportunities they have available.</p><p> </p><p>We have made changes to our Job Help website which now includes an article on hospitality and encourages customers to consider a job in the sector, by highlighting the reasons to work in hospitality and the range of roles available. It also points jobseekers to training through the Careers Scope website and recommends jobseekers consider the key sector job boards (Caterer, Leisure Jobs, Jobsite, Hospitality UK) and the Find a Job website.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2021-10-26T13:31:44.043Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-26T13:31:44.043Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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star this property date less than 2021-10-15more like thismore than 2021-10-15
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Kickstart Scheme: Hospitality Industry more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Kickstart scheme in the hospitality sector. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2021-10-26more like thismore than 2021-10-26
star this property answer text <p>As of 11<sup>th</sup> October, over 23,200 jobs have been made available in the hospitality and food sector through the Kickstart Scheme, including over 6,900 started. We are exploring how we can continue to support these sectors, whilst recognising that Kickstart jobs must be additional, not displacing existing opportunities within the wider labour market.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has developed an extensive offer to support the hospitality sector, along with at least £25 billion in COVID-19-related economic support that has already been provided by the UK Government to the tourism, hospitality and leisure sectors since March 2020. In addition to having access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, loan guarantees and protection from commercial rent eviction and debt forfeitures, hospitality businesses also had access to grants, business rates relief, a VAT cut on food and non-alcoholic beverages to 5% and the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. DWP has also provided additional support to help businesses reopen, with an additional £5bn in the form of one-off Restart Grants of up to £18,000.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also recently published its long-term plans to support the hospitality sector in the Hospitality Strategy, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hospitality-strategy-reopening-recovery-resilience" target="_blank">Hospitality strategy: reopening, recovery, resilience - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
star this property answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
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less than 2021-10-26T13:23:10.307Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-26T13:23:10.307Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
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star this property date less than 2021-11-08more like thismore than 2021-11-08
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Disadvantaged more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on support for vulnerable children. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2021-11-08more like thismore than 2021-11-08
star this property answer text <p>DWP supports DfE’s Family Hubs work, backed by £82m of £300m announced in the Spending Review to transform services for parents and babies, carers and children.</p><p>At least 50% of the new Household Support Fund will be spent on support for vulnerable households with children this winter.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
star this property answering member printed David Rutley more like this
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less than 2021-11-08T17:51:55.647Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-08T17:51:55.647Z
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star this property label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
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