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1127563

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Universal Credit: West Midlands
	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 correlation between increasing food bank dependence in the West Midlands and the roll-out of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	256281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>Whilst we have always said that there are many reasons people use Food Banks and that their growth cannot be linked to a single cause, we have long acknowledged that there were issues with the early roll out of UC. We have listened to feedback on how we can support our claimants and acted quickly, making improvements such as extending advances, removing waiting days, and introducing housing benefit run on. These changes are giving support to vulnerable people who need it most, whilst at the same time helping people get into work faster.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/05/2019 12:29:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1459149

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2022
	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	Kickstart Scheme: Closures
	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 the number of Kickstart scheme gateways that have closed down since that scheme began.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	157327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>We have made no estimate of the number of Gateways who have closed since the scheme began.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Gateways have brought diversity of employment opportunities and volumes of jobs to the Kickstart Scheme and have provided robust employability support for Kickstart participants. More than 900 Gateways have helped us to deliver the Kickstart Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Gateways are subject to financial checks by the DWP and any concerns regarding a Gateway are investigated. Some Gateways came on board to support a specific group of employers to offer Kickstart jobs. Once the final young person completed their Kickstart job with those employers and the final grant payment is made the department doesn’t necessarily have any further engagement with that Gateway. Other Gateways have had a more rolling approach to adding employers and jobs to their portfolios.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/04/2022 08:33:46 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1459151

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2022
	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	Kickstart Scheme: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of instances of fraud committed by Kickstart scheme gateways.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	157329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>We embedded a number of controls and checks in the design of the Kickstart Scheme to reduce the risk of fraud and error, including using the Cabinet Office Spotlight tool to support financial checks on applicants. Further information on the Spotlight Tool can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/grants-management-function#spotlight" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>Where an allegation of fraud is made, or criminal activity suspected, the Department will investigate. If there is sufficient evidence, the Department will refer the case to the Crown Prosecution Service, or Crown Office/Procurator Fiscal Service in Scotland, to consider a prosecution.</p><p>All Kickstart participants have Employment Contracts, meaning they are entitled to legal protections, and DWP will advise individuals on how to take action in the rare case that the is not resolved through DWP channels.</p><p>We are unable to disclose details regarding suspected fraud. If cases are under investigation, releasing any information could prejudice those investigations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/04/2022 08:43:47 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1127562

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Universal Credit: West Midlands
	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 she has made of the effect of the introduction of universal credit on trends in the level of household debt in the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	256280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold data on the levels of household debt.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that people, especially those who are experiencing financial difficulties, have access to the information and guidance they need to make effective financial decisions throughout their lives.</p><p> </p><p>Once fully rolled out, Universal Credit is forecast to be £2 billion per year more generous than the legacy system it replaces.</p><p> </p><p>The Money and Pension Service has replaced three providers of government-sponsored financial guidance – the Money Advice Service, the Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise – which has brought together the provision of debt advice, money guidance and pension guidance for the first time, streamlining the services offered and reducing confusion for members of the public on who they should contact.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/05/2019 12:05:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1274965

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	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	Universal Credit: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of universal credit have been issued with court fine deductions in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	134402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>We are unable to provide figures for court fine deductions for all of the last three years as improvements to third party data reporting commenced in November 2018. Information which is available can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month Payment Due</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of claims with a deduction for court fines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of all claims with a deduction for court fines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of UC claims made</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1,116,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1,256,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1,380,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-19</strong></p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1,481,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1,589,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1,681,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p>61,000</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>1,783,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-19</strong></p></td><td><p>82,000</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>1,864,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-19</strong></p></td><td><p>101,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>1,956,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p>111,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>2,046,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p>116,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>2,121,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-19</strong></p></td><td><p>113,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>2,218,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-19</strong></p></td><td><p>108,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>2,290,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-19</strong></p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>2,367,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-20</strong></p></td><td><p>116,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>2,419,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-20</strong></p></td><td><p>122,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>2,502,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p>126,000</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>2,612,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p>68,000</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>3,073,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-20</strong></p></td><td><p>71,000</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>4,045,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-20</strong></p></td><td><p>139,000</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4,302,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-20</strong></p></td><td><p>126,000</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4,434,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-20</strong></p></td><td><p>120,000</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4,537,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1. Figures rounded to the nearest 1,000.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2. Figures are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3. Claim numbers may not match official statistics caseloads due to small methodological differences.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4. Figures for court fine deductions are only available from November 2018 as data on the breakdown of third party deductions was not collated on the Universal Credit systems prior to this.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5. The increase in the proportion of claims with deductions for fines is due to an improved manual process phased in between February and the end of March 2019 for courts to send through their court fines deductions.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6. The decrease in number of claims with deductions for court fines from October 2019 is because the maximum deductions limit was reduced from 40% of the standard allowance to 30% of the standard allowance.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7. Figures for April and May 2020 are affected by the temporary suspension of third party deductions due to Covid-19.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/01/2021 14:29:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1271836

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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, how much enhanced housing benefit is paid directly to landlords of supported exempt accommodation by (a) housing benefit and (b) universal credit in each local authority area in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	130680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>To source this information would be at a disproportionate cost to the Department. However, we can clarify that, wherever a claimant’s accommodation meets the definition of exempt accommodation, their housing costs support is paid through Housing Benefit, not Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/01/2021 14:07:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1282080

	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	Universal Credit: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 22 January 2021 to Question 134402 on Universal Credit, how many universal credit claimants with a deduction for court fines (a) applied, (b) were approved, (c) were declined for a reduction in deductions in each month since November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	145769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held. The Department does not take applications to reduce court fine deductions but signposts the claimant to Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service. Magistrate Courts impose Fines and Compensation orders on offenders, and can instruct DWP to make a deduction from Universal Credit. The deduction rate is set out in regulations at a minimum rate of 5% of the standard allowance and up to a maximum rate of £108.35 per assessment period, as long as there is sufficient UC in payment. The maximum deduction will not exceed 30% of the claimant’s standard allowance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Work Coaches can refer claimants to more specialist support for personal budgeting, money guidance and debt advice if required, including through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS).</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/02/2021 17:36:28 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1240875

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	Industrial Accidents: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatal workplace accidents resulted in the employer being found liable by the Health and Safety Executive each year from 2010 to 2020 in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	99578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not record this information as proof of culpability/liability is not a component of the relevant statutory provisions for which HSE is the enforcing authority.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/10/2020 16:55:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1192056

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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	Health and Safety: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a statutory limit on the length of a Health and Safety Executive investigation.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	41945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>There is no statutory limit on the length of a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation. HSE has a number of processes in place to expedite investigations including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>an investigation procedure which includes time periods for the completion of regular reviews of an investigation. Such reviews take into account issues such as timeliness and resources;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>senior management oversight of investigations to monitor progress against key performance indicators; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>the Work-Related Deaths Protocol which aims to improve co-operation between interested parties including HSE and the police during the investigation of a work-related fatality, thereby improving efficiency.</li></ul><p> </p><p>HSE focuses on investigating the most serious of incidents, particularly those that result in fatalities or major injuries and these can be very complex to investigate. HSE understands that timeliness is important and has strengthened procedures. Since 2013/14 there has been an improvement in the percentage of fatal investigations completed within 12 months of primacy for the investigation passing to HSE from the police, as shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>75%(p)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The percentage of non-fatal investigations completed within 12 months is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>90%(p)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(p) – Provisional and based on live operational information and is therefore subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>HSE’s key performance indicators framework includes indicators on the timeliness of completing investigations, in particular 80% of fatal investigations completed within 12 months of primacy and to complete 90% of non-fatal investigations within 12 months. Performance is regularly reviewed by the HSE Board who are appointed by the Secretary of State and figures are published annually in their Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 41946 41947 41948 question first answered 06/05/2020 10:46:59 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1192057

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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	Health and Safety: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes are in place to expedite Health and Safety Executive investigations.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
	tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
	uin	41946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>There is no statutory limit on the length of a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation. HSE has a number of processes in place to expedite investigations including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>an investigation procedure which includes time periods for the completion of regular reviews of an investigation. Such reviews take into account issues such as timeliness and resources;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>senior management oversight of investigations to monitor progress against key performance indicators; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>the Work-Related Deaths Protocol which aims to improve co-operation between interested parties including HSE and the police during the investigation of a work-related fatality, thereby improving efficiency.</li></ul><p> </p><p>HSE focuses on investigating the most serious of incidents, particularly those that result in fatalities or major injuries and these can be very complex to investigate. HSE understands that timeliness is important and has strengthened procedures. Since 2013/14 there has been an improvement in the percentage of fatal investigations completed within 12 months of primacy for the investigation passing to HSE from the police, as shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>75%(p)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The percentage of non-fatal investigations completed within 12 months is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>90%(p)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(p) – Provisional and based on live operational information and is therefore subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>HSE’s key performance indicators framework includes indicators on the timeliness of completing investigations, in particular 80% of fatal investigations completed within 12 months of primacy and to complete 90% of non-fatal investigations within 12 months. Performance is regularly reviewed by the HSE Board who are appointed by the Secretary of State and figures are published annually in their Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 41945 41947 41948 question first answered 06/05/2020 10:46:59 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood