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388082

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with businesses to encourage the paying of the living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	5864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>From April 2016, the Government will introduce a new National Living Wage for all workers aged 25 and over.</p><p> </p><p>This will mean that 6 million people will see their pay rise over this Parliament with a cash increase for a full-time worker of around £5,000.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to support and encourage employers to pay more if they can afford it.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 15/07/2015 14:33:02 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

390482

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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: Bradford East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many families in Bradford East constituency will be affected by the lowering of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	7281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. The impact assessment has been placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 16:54:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

389326

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of progress on increasing equality of access to employment opportunities for people from Black and minority ethnic communities.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	6785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities in employment increased by approximately 20% during the last Parliament. The Prime Minister has made a commitment to repeat that achievement in the next Parliament – a further increase of 20% in BME employment – as part of his “2020 vision” for BME communities.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 21/07/2015 10:55:41 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

390481

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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: Bradford East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many people aged between 18 and 21 in Bradford East constituency will be affected by plans to remove housing benefit for that age group.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	7280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 14:18:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

390483

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department plans to provide to people aged between 18 and 21 who have their entitlement to housing benefit removed.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	7282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 14:50:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

391911

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed changes to housing benefit entitlement for people aged 18 to 21 announced in the Summer Budget 2015 on levels of homelessness.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	8310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/09/2015 14:57:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1715553

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Reform
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has (a) made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payment on the mental wellbeing of people who become ineligible as a result of those changes and (b) had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the adequacy of availability of Government-funded mental health services.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	24669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p><em>Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper</em> looks at different options to reshape the current welfare system so that we can provide better targeted support to those who need it most. We are considering these options through our 12-week consultation which was published on Monday 29 April and will close on Monday 22 July at 11:59pm. Further analysis of these options will consider potential impacts on claimants with different health conditions.</p><p>There will be no immediate changes to PIP, or to health assessments. All scheduled PIP assessments and payments will proceed as normal, and claimants should continue to engage as usual and provide any necessary information or updates regarding their circumstances.</p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to expand and transform NHS mental health care so that more people can access the support they need. The NHS forecasts that, between 2018/19 and 2023/24, spending on mental health services has increased by £4.7 billion in cash terms, compared to the target of £3.4 billion set out at the time of the NHS Long Term Plan. Of the key mental health commitments for the first 5-year period of the Plan, over half have been met, are on track to be met, or have exceeded their original target.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here,</a> so that we are able to hear from as many disabled people, people with health conditions, their representatives, and local stakeholders as possible on these important issues.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/05/2024 16:21:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

418097

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Apprentices: STEM Subjects
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the level of take-up of mathematics and science apprenticeships so far in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	9687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of apprenticeships starts in the Science and Maths Sector Subject Area is published in the FE data library (first link) as a supplementary table (second link) to a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/438150/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/438150/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/09/2015 14:44:05 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

389933

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the introduction of a Northern Oyster Card for transport capacity and connectivity in the North of England.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	6929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>A business case is being developed, in conjunction with Transport for the North, to enable the rail network in the North for smart ticketing. This will consider the impact on connectivity and capacity. The business case will also examine how rail services could be integrated with existing, and emerging, smart schemes in the Northern cities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/07/2015 10:45:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1219185

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in each category of ethnicity have brought employment tribunal claims in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	66877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>A diversity monitoring form is attached to the employment tribunal claim form ET1 but the completion of this form is optional. The completion rate is far below the usual 60% threshold used for diversity reporting. Representation rates based on return rates below 60% are not considered statistically valid because they are unlikely to provide a representative picture of all claimants.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/07/2020 14:57:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain