Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1185439

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2020
	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	Statutory Sick Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Budget 2020 did not implement the recommendation of the Taylor Review to extend statutory sick pay to include those earning below the lower earnings limit; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	30110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Our immediate focus is on ensuring that there is an effective financial safety net for individuals. Many of those earning below £118 per week are already in receipt of benefits. If they are on Universal Credit, their award will rise when their income falls. More generally Universal Credit and New Style Employment and Support Allowance exist to support people when they are unable to work because they are ill or isolating.</p><p> </p><p>We consulted last year on the idea of extending Statutory Sick Pay eligibility to those earning below the Lower Earnings Limit, as part of a wider package of measures intended to support people to remain in work and reduce ill-health related job loss. The rationale was about retaining a link between employer and employee. We received a good response from a range of stakeholders. A response to the consultation will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/03/2020 16:45:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1244289

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	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	Government Assistance: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for people in the sectors worst affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	907699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>I am working with colleagues across Government to ensure those in sectors most vulnerable to COVID-19 can access support to pivot into sectors where jobs are available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is doubling the number of Work Coaches in Jobcentres and stands ready to provide support to Universal Credit claimants to help them move back into work, including those sectors most vulnerable to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has designed two websites that were launched in April, Jobhelp and Employer Help, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, recognising both a radically different labour market as some sectors contract and others expand. Jobhelp offers job search advice, showcases recruiting sectors and signposts to job vacancies to help people successfully find work.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/10/2020 16:38:26 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1300781

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	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: Redbridge
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people have participated in the Kickstart scheme in (a) Ilford North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Redbridge.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	165610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given for PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-23/157063" target="_blank">157063</a>. We are currently unable to publish data below the regional level.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/03/2021 13:52:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1300783

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	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	Unemployment: Redbridge
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people are unemployed in (a) Ilford North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Redbridge as at 9 March 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	165611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/03/2021 13:54:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1300822

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	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	Members: Kickstart Scheme
	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 facilitate the participation of hon. Members in the Kickstart scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	165614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>Officials have held discussions with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and other government departments in relation to Kickstart jobs being made available in government and Parliamentary offices.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome applications from any interested employer, and encourage MPs to speak with their local Job Centre Plus and to read the advice and guidance on the Kickstart gov.uk pages.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/03/2021 13:57:51 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1362186

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2021
	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	Inflation
	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 impact of the rate of inflation as of 21 October 2021 on child poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	60468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>No such assessments have been made of the effect of the rate of inflation as of 21 October 2021 on child poverty.</p><p> </p><p>However, DWP Secretary of State completes an annual review of most benefit rates for people below State Pension age to determine whether they have retained their value in relation to inflation. Where prices have increased relative to the value of those benefits, the Secretary of State will increase certain disability and carers’ benefits – such as Personal Independence Payments and Carer’s Allowance – at least in line with that increase. She may also decide to increase other benefits, such as the Universal Credit Standard Allowance. That decision is discretionary. The up-rating review is conducted in the Autumn of each year, with the outcome announced in November and the new rates implemented the following April.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that with inflation rising, some people will be concerned about the cost of living. That is why this government is continuing to take action to support living standards by increasing the National Living Wage to £9.50 effective from April 1<sup>st</sup> 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have also announced a reduction in the taper rate in Universal Credit from 63% to 55% in the coming weeks, meaning Universal Credit claimants will be able to keep more of their earnings and announced that all work allowances will be increased by £500 per year, meaning many claimants will be able to earn over £550 each month before their benefits begin to be scaled down. These two measures mean 1.9m households will keep, on average, around an extra £1,000 a year.</p><p> </p><p>Children living in workless households were around 5 times more likely to be in absolute poverty in 2019/20 than those where all adults work (before housing costs). That is why, through our Plan for Jobs, we are targeting tailored support schemes of people of all ages to help them prepare for, get into, and progress in work. Following the Chancellor’s extension and expansion announcement last month our Plan for Jobs interventions will support more than two million people.</p><p> </p><p>In April this year we also increased the value of Healthy Start Food Vouchers from £3.10 to £4.25, helping eligible low-income households buy basic foods like milk, fruit and vitamins. We are also investing up to £221m in the Holiday Activities and Food programme, which has been expanded to every Local Authority across England. Participating children are benefitting from a range of support, including healthy and nutritious meals as well as fun and engaging activities covering the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>However, we recognise that some people may require extra support over the winter as we enter the final stages of recovery, which is why vulnerable households across the country will now be able to access a new £500 million support fund to help them with essentials. The Household Support Fund will provide £421 million to help vulnerable people in England. The Barnett Formula will apply in the usual way, with the devolved administrations receiving almost £80 million (£41m for the Scottish Government, £25m for the Welsh Government and £14m for the NI Executive), for a total of £500 million.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/10/2021 14:15:02 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 28248 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1365630

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	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	Poverty: Children
	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 overall impact of the (a) Autumn Budget and (b) Spending Review 2021 on levels of child poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	68378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>While the government has not made an assessment of the SR 2021 or Autumn Budget directly on child poverty, it has made an assessment of the distributional impact of these decisions on UK households. This can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1028953/DA_Document_Autumn_Budget_2021_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1028953/DA_Document_Autumn_Budget_2021_FINAL.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that households in the poorest income deciles will, on average, gain the most as a percentage of net income in 2024-25 from decisions announced since the Spending Review in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>National Statistics on the number and percentage of children in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication.</p><p> </p><p>Latest statistics for the number of children who are in low income, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a> in children-hbai-timeseries-1994-95-2019-20-tables.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019/20, the latest year for which data is available 100,000 fewer children were living in absolute low income, before housing costs, than in 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to supporting those on low incomes, including by spending over £111 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2021/22. We know that children living in workless households are around six times more likely to be in absolute low income (before housing costs) than those where all adults work, which is why our comprehensive Plan for Jobs is helping people to boost their skills in order to gain employment or increase their hours.</p><p /><p>We recognise that some people may require extra support over the winter as we enter the final stages of recovery, which is why vulnerable households across the country will now be able to access a new £500 million support fund to help them with the cost of essentials. In England at least 50% of the £421m Household Support Fund will be used to support families with children. The Barnett Formula will apply in the usual way, with the devolved administrations receiving almost £80 million (£41m for the Scottish Government, £25m for the Welsh Government and £14m for the NI Executive), for a total of £500 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/11/2021 16:23:07 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1403213

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2022
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Ilford North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Ilford North constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	105668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19<sup>th</sup> January to question number <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-14/104377" target="_blank">104377</a>.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 105408 105430 105431 105447 105448 105449 105450 105475 105488 105491 105492 105494 105495 105504 105505 105509 105511 105533 105545 105599 105613 105677 105690 105695 105701 105713 105754 question first answered 20/01/2022 11:12:25 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1542491

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	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	Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on housing benefit for supported exempt accommodation in Ilford North constituency in 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	87921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Providing the requested is not available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 87922 question first answered 23/11/2022 16:53:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1542492

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	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	Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department reimbursed the London Borough of Redbridge for housing benefit spent on supported exempt accommodation in 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	87922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Providing the requested is not available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 87921 question first answered 23/11/2022 16:53:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting