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1345184

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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: 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 recent representations has she made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reducing the unemployment gap for Black, Asian, and ethnic minority people in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) Greater London and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	29931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people from all backgrounds, including those from ethnic minorities, to move into work. It provides a national offer of support ensuring that no matter where they live, all customers receive the help they need, when they need it.</p><p>Our Job Centre Plus network offers tailored interventions which allow Work Coaches to adapt their approach to suit each customer’s needs. Our Plan for Jobs Programme protects, supports and creates jobs, targeting young people, the long term unemployed, and those in need of new training and skills. It includes the Kickstart scheme, an expanded youth offer, and the expansion of the Work and Health Programme, all offering new support to jobseekers, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds.</p><p>We also have a national programme of mentoring circles, involving employers offering specialised support to unemployed, ethnic minority jobseekers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/07/2021 15:57:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1345192

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Employment: Disability
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 she has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on supporting the creation of employment opportunities for disabled people in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) Greater London and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	29933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has not had any recent discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on supporting the creation of employment opportunities for disabled people in the specified areas. However, the Government is committed to improving the lives of disabled people, and a range of initiatives are supporting disabled people to stay in and enter work.</p><p> </p><p>These include the Work and Health Programme, the Intensive Personalised Employment Support Programme, Access to Work, Disability Confident and support in partnership with the health system, including Employment Advice in NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapy services. The Government has also increased the number of specialist Disability Employment Advisors in Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the DWP will shortly publish a Green Paper on health and disability support which will consider how we can improve our current service, provide extra support to navigate the system and seek to better understand how we can improve the current employment support offer. The Government will also publish the National Disability Strategy later this year which will be informed by insights from the lived experience of disabled people, focusing on the issues that disabled people say affect them the most in all aspects and phases of life, including employment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/07/2021 17:06:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1345209

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Child Maintenance Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Child Maintenance Service collected in application and processing fees for the collect and pay service during the (a) financial year 2020-2021 and (b) first financial quarter of 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	29832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not available until the audit of the 2020/21 and 2021/2022 Child Maintenance Service Annual Report and Accounts is complete.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/07/2021 16:29:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1345210

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Child Maintenance Service (a) identifies and (b) responds to parents who perpetuate coercive control by (i) failing to pay, (ii) partly paying and (iii) irregularly paying the child maintenance they owe.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	29833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring victims of domestic abuse get the support they need to use the service. All caseworkers have received specific training on domestic abuse so they can quickly identify and provide appropriate support to victims.</p><p> </p><p>Customers using the Direct Pay service are advised to contact CMS if their arrangement breaks down so that they may move to the Collect &amp; Pay service. Where a parent fails to pay on time or in full, the CMS will take action to re-establish compliance and collect any unpaid amounts that have accrued. Where compliance cannot be achieved, the CMS has a range of strong enforcement powers that are designed to get money flowing quickly, prevent the build-up of arrears and ensure children get the financial support they deserve.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/07/2021 13:31:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1345211

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of parents who receive child maintenance and are exempted from the £20 application fee for the Child Maintenance Service collect and pay service on grounds of domestic abuse are (a) men and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	29834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and would incur disproportionate cost to provide.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/07/2021 15:49:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1345212

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of parents who receive child maintenance and are exempted from the £20 application fee for the Child Maintenance Service collect and pay service are (a) men and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	29835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and would incur disproportionate cost to provide.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/07/2021 15:50:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1345213

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of parents who are paying child maintenance and the 20 per cent fee through the Child Maintenance Service collect and pay service are (a) men and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	29836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>All Paying Parents with a Collect and Pay arrangement pay the 20 percent fee and the number of such parents at the end of March 2021, broken down by gender are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: The number of Paying Parents with a Collect and Pay arrangement by gender, March 2021, Great Britain.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter ending</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p>10,580</p></td><td><p>168,390</p></td><td><p>5,030</p></td><td><p><strong>183,990</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> The Child Maintenance Service administrative system</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10. The total may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>These figures include cases with CMS arrears and no ongoing monthly liability.</li><li>The figures supplied are derived from the datasets used to produce the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">CMS Official Statistics</a>.</li></ol> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/07/2021 16:31:29 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1345214

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of parents receiving child maintenance and paying the 4 per cent fee through the Child Maintenance Service collect and pay service are (a) men and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	29837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>All Receiving Parents with a Collect and Pay arrangement pay the 4 percent fee and the number of such parents at the end of March 2021, broken down by gender are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: The number of Receiving Parents with a Collect and Pay arrangement by gender, March 2021, Great Britain.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter ending</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p>174,310</p></td><td><p>9,590</p></td><td><p>4,440</p></td><td><p><strong>188,330</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> The Child Maintenance Service administrative system</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10. The total may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>The figures supplied are derived from the datasets used to produce the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">CMS Official Statistics</a>.</li></ol> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/07/2021 16:28:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1345218

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Workplace Pensions: Islam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to encourage employers to offer halal-compliant pensions to employees.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	29947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator provides guidance for employers on matters they should consider when selecting a pension scheme to satisfy their automatic enrolment duties. As part of this guidance employers are invited to consider whether the scheme offers investment options that suit the needs of their staff, such as funds that comply with Sharia law. As with all official guidance, this is kept under review and updated where appropriate.</p><p>Since 2019, the Government has required trustees of occupational pension schemes to set out their policy publicly on how they take members’ views into account. Many have provided feedback mechanisms; some have created new fund options as a result of member demand.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 30428 question first answered 13/07/2021 15:37:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1345235

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
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	Social Security Benefits: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department recovered from overpayments that were as a result of her Department's and not the claimant's error in each month in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the average amount of overpayment due to her Department's error was recovered from each such claimant.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	29888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>In the last month for which figures are available DWP paid out almost £3.5bn in Universal Credit and it should be noted that fraud and error in the benefits system remains low, with 95% of benefits, worth more than £200bn. paid correctly in 2020/21. Official Error overpayments remained at 0.4% of benefit expenditure last year, with UC Official Error Overpayments falling from 1.3% to 0.9%.</p><p> </p><p>Deductions from UC are now capped at 25% (as of April 2021) having previously been 30%. Where requested deductions exceed the 25% maximum, or there is insufficient UC in payment for all deductions to be made, a priority order is applied, which determines the order in which items should be deducted. ‘Last resort’ deductions, such as rent or fuel costs, are at the top of the priority order, ensuring that claimant welfare is prioritised, followed by social obligation deductions, such as fines and child maintenance, and finally benefit debt, such as Social Fund loans and benefit overpayments.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone with overpayment deductions who does experience financial hardship is encouraged to contact the Department’s Debt Management unit. Where a person cannot afford the proposed rate of these deductions, a lower amount can be negotiated.</p><p> </p><p>Deductions in respect of UC Official Error debt for the last 6 months are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of in month recovery where debt category is official error</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average recovery per Customer in Month</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-21</strong></p></td><td><p>£12,470,549</p></td><td><p>£67.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-21</strong></p></td><td><p>£14,464,840</p></td><td><p>£67.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-21</strong></p></td><td><p>£16,444,768</p></td><td><p>£70.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-21</strong></p></td><td><p>£16,524,866</p></td><td><p>£69.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-21</strong></p></td><td><p>£13,563,717</p></td><td><p>£65.02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-21</strong></p></td><td><p>£14,584,640</p></td><td><p>£63.44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The data shown in the above table is taken from operational data systems, and is not intended for publication. Therefore, the data itself is not quality assured to the standard of published Official Statistics and National Statistics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2021 15:38:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury