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228236

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Diesel: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the health problems caused by exposure to diesel fumes at work.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Occupational exposure to Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions (DEEEs) is subject to the provisions of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH).</p><p> </p><p>These provisions require employers to prevent exposure to hazardous substances or, where this is not reasonably practicable, adequately control it.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides guidance for both employers and employees, giving practical advice on how employers should control exposure to DEEEs in the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>HSE is also undertaking research to better understand the current exposure profile of workers in GB, including assessing the impact of changes in fuel and engine technology on occupational exposures to DEEEs.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 17:00:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228239

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average duration is to date spent claiming jobseeker's allowance by people who have returned to Jobcentre Plus after being on the Work Programme for two years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/03/2015 16:33:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228237

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Radiation: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has produced on the prevention of health problems caused by exposure to solar radiation at work.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Guidance on the prevention of health problems caused by exposure to solar radiation at work can be found on the following page of the Health and Safety Executive’s website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/occupational-disease/cancer/solar-radiation.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/occupational-disease/cancer/solar-radiation.htm</a>”</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 17:05:26 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228238

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Carcinogens
	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 cost to the UK economy of carcinogen exposure at work.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>HSE currently publish estimates of the total cost to the economy of occupational injuries and ill health arising from current working conditions. These totals do not include the costs of long latency diseases, such as occupational cancer, which are due to past working conditions. To address this gap, HSE is currently finalising estimates of the economic costs of occupational cancer in Great Britain. This research will value the impacts to individuals, employers, taxpayers and society as a whole from cases of work-related cancer diagnosed each year, and these estimates will be the first of their kind in the world. HSE will publish the results of this research in summer 2015.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 17:08:22 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228348

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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 Schemes: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made in implementing the recommendations of (a) the review to Government by Liz Sayce titled Getting in, staying in and getting on, published in June 2011 and (b) the expert panel chaired by Mike Adams in 2013 on Access to Work.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government confirmed in March 2012 that it accepted the overall recommendation in the Sayce Review to focus resources on tailored personalised support for individuals through services like Access to Work, rather than “one size fits all” institutions and programmes, so that we could significantly increase the number of disabled people who could be supported to access the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>The Written Ministerial Statement on Access to Work published on 12 March 2015 sets out proposals to address two key recommendations of the Sayce Review with respect to developing online functionality and personal budgets.</p><p> </p><p>The Sayce recommendations on Remploy have been implemented.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Esther McVey MP issued two Written Statements on 19 November 2012 and 16 July 2013 setting out changes arising from the work of the expert panel chaired by Mike Adams. I can confirm that all the changes announced in those statements have been implemented so that individuals have the facility to:</p><p>· have a fast-track assessment process for individuals who already know their support requirements;</p><p>· transfer equipment between employers;</p><p>· have a pre-existing disabled students allowance assessment considered in determining support;</p><p>· have accesses to travel buddies, travel training, or adaptations to a vehicle to promote independent travel and have this reflected in award letters agreeing travel support;</p><p>· receive support via New Enterprise Allowance;</p><p>· receive up-front payments where customers need this in some circumstances;</p><p>· have some tolerances built into their awards.</p><p> </p><p>We also:</p><p>· removed a standard list of equipment that Access to Work would not fund;</p><p>· removed cost share for small business;</p><p>· provided funding for Disabled People’s user led organisations to promote the service and provide peer support;</p><p>· ran a targeted marketing campaign; and</p><p>· extended support to traineeships, sector-based work academies, supported internships and self-directed work experience.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 24/03/2015 10:53:42 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228254

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been claimed in (a) short-term benefit advances and (b) hardship payments in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State announced on 8 December 2014 that DWP would do more to raise the awareness of Short Term Benefit Advances and as well as more information now on Gov.UK there will be posters and leaflets in all Jobcentres by the end of March.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>a) The expenditure for Short Term Benefit Advances (STBAs) from April-14 to Feb-15 was £4,081,891. The monthly breakdown is shown below.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>336,308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>342,712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>330,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July-14</p></td><td><p>325,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>315,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sept-14</p></td><td><p>333,871</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>326,289</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>360,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>460,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>488,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>461,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 4,081,891 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>b) The DWP intends to publish figures on the number of hardship applications and awards in May 2015. The date of publication will be announced shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>STBA expenditure includes Carer’s Allowance, ESA, IB, JSA, IS, Pension Credit, State Pension.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source</strong></p><p><strong>Benefit Expenditure Business Information (BexBI</strong>).The information in BExBI is sourced from the combined payment and accounting tool, Central Payment System (CPS).</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 10:38:09 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228253

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus staff were put on a performance improvement plan as a result of making (a) too few and (b) too many sanction referrals in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We do not record information on the reason performance improvement plans are issued to Jobcentre staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 09:46:03 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228255

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Diesel: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Executive on worker exposure to diesel fumes during roadworks.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>No Ministers have had recent discussions on worker exposure to diesel fumes during road works with the Health and safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 25/03/2015 09:55:59 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228232

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with officials from the Health and Safety Executive regarding worker exposure to diesel fumes at railway stations.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department has had no discussions with the Health and Safety Executive regarding worker exposure to diesel fumes at railway stations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 23/03/2015 16:54:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228256

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made for (a) short-term benefit advances and (b) hardship payments in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>a) The number of Short-term benefits advance applications received from April 2014 to February 2015 was 226,126. The Secretary of State announced on 8 December 2014 that DWP would do more to raise the awareness of Short Term Benefit Advances and as well as more information now on Gov.UK there will be posters and leaflets in all Jobcentres by the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>b) The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) intends to publish figures on the number of hardship applications and awards in May 2015. The date of publication will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 14:26:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms