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1564829

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Sick Leave: Mental Health
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 made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require companies to provide information on levels of sickness due to (a) stress and (b) other mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	119116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has no current plans for legislation regarding sickness reporting, but will keep this under review. DWP already provides a voluntary reporting framework for employers (voluntary reporting on disability mental health and wellbeing, (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-reporting-on-disability-mental-health-and-wellbeing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-reporting-on-disability-mental-health-and-wellbeing</a>)) and we encourage transparency in this space.</p><p> </p><p>DWP works closely with Mind, the Health and Safety Executive and the business-led Mental Health at Work Leadership Council to review guidance and practice for employers on mental health in the workplace.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/01/2023 15:09:17 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1564845

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of their Department’s employees work from home at least one day a week.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	118947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>As a department we do not capture figures for employees working from home at least one day a week. We do however record figures for employees who attend the office. Our Hybrid working policy is minimum of 40% of their time in the office. As a department have headquarters utilisation data published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>The Total DWP on a given day, the average figures for people who were working and were in an office are as follows: (Staff that are not working in the office, can either be working remotely or from home).</p><p> </p><p>Q2 2022/23</p><p>DWP Total – 59.4%</p><p> </p><p>Q3 2022/23</p><p>DWP Total – 60.3%</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/01/2023 17:32:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1564886

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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
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 for Personal Independence Payments were made in each region in each month of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	118968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>Data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applications can be found on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>. In particular, the ‘PIP Registrations’ dataset includes the number of applications by month, which can be broken down by region. Regions within England and Wales can be found under ‘Geography’, within the ‘DWP policy ownership’ category. Data is currently published up to, and including, October 2022.</p><p> </p><p>You can log in, or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user, which still gives instant access to the main functions, and, if needed, you can access <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">guidance</a> on how to extract the information required.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/01/2023 15:13:44 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1564962

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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 Departments: Working Conditions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Government will introduce (a) maximum temperatures and (b) guidance for managers and employees on reasonable indoor temperatures for areas of government buildings where staff are working.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	119185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 already place a legal obligation on all employers to make a suitable assessment of the risks to the health and safety of their employees and take action where necessary to minimise those risks as far as reasonably practicable. In addition, the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 place a legal obligation on employers to provide a ‘reasonable’ temperature in indoor workplaces. Detailed guidance including information on how to undertake an assessment and specific measures that can be taken to improve thermal comfort is available on HSE’s <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/index.htm" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to set in law a maximum permitted working temperature. No meaningful upper limit can be imposed because in many indoor workplaces extreme temperature is not seasonal but is created by work activity. In such environments factors other than air temperature, including radiant temperature, humidity and air velocity, become more significant and the interaction between them becomes more complex with rising temperatures. However, it is still possible to work safely provided appropriate controls are present.</p><p> </p><p>HSE regularly reviews and, where necessary, refreshes the guidance published on its <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/index.htm" target="_blank">website</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/01/2023 12:17:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1565030

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Blood: Contamination
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 merits of reviewing and updating the Health and Safety Executive guidance on blood borne virus transmission.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	119213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the regulator of workplace health and safety, publishes <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/blood-borne-viruses/index.htm" target="_blank">guidance</a> to assist employers in controlling workplace risk from blood-borne</p><p>viruses. There are no plans at present to review this guidance.</p><p> </p><p>HSE’s approach is led by intelligence to ensure that resources are appropriately allocated to any risk. Should evidence emerge to suggest an increased risk of blood borne virus</p><p>transmission in the workplace, HSE will consider an appropriate response, which may</p><p>include a review of existing guidance.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/01/2023 12:20:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1565031

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Blood: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has made an assessment of the adequacy of public awareness of how to prevent HIV transmission when handling blood in the context of the (a) concept of undetectable viral loads and (b) use of universal precautions when handling blood products.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	119214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the regulator for workplace health and safety. HSE has not made an assessment of public awareness of how to prevent HIV transmission when handling blood in the contexts described, as HSE does not regulate public health risks.</p><p> </p><p>Public awareness of health issues is a matter for the Department of Health and Social Care, and the UK Health Security Agency, as the lead agency for public health matters.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/01/2023 12:23:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1565096

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 107067 on Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, how many purchases with a value less than £500 were made against his Department’s budget through a Government procurement card in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	118918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the amended answer given to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-12-09/107067" target="_blank">107067</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 114573 question first answered 11/01/2023 16:58:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1565108

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s Greening Government Commitments for 2021-25, how many tonnes of food waste were produced from his Departmental estate in Financial Year (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 up to 31 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	119014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in line with the Greening Government Commitments (GGC) has committed to measure and report on food waste, for estates with over 50 full time equivalent staff and or over 500m2 floor area offering a food service.</p><p> </p><p>Annual reporting was delayed due to Covid-19. The requested information for 2021-2022 will be published in the GGCs Annual Report for 2021-2022, due later this year. The data for April 1st 2022 to December 31st 2022 will be published in the Annual Report covering 2022-2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/01/2023 17:40:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1565139

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Tokyo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s publication of ministerial transparency data for the period July to September 2021, what the cost to his Department was of the accommodation, meals and other expenses, excluding air travel, incurred by his predecessor when visiting Tokyo for the Paralympic Games from 23 to 26 August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	119039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p /><p> </p><p /><p>The former Secretary of State included in her published hospitality returns that the British Paralympic Association paid for her tickets and hospitality as part of the official delegation (24 August to 26 August 2021). The Department was invoiced several months later £778.90 for her accommodation, after the initial transparency report had been submitted. This has now been updated.</p><p> </p><p>The other expenses incurred by the Department at the time of the event were £190.34 for airport transfers and £28.00 for Overseas Incidental Expenses.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/01/2023 17:57:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1565140

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 110642 on Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, what accounts for the difference between the cost of the two British Airways business class flights paid for using a government procurement card on 6 August 2021; and which of those costs relates to the flight purchased for his predecessor.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	119040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong>A Business Class flight for the then Secretary of State to attend the Paralympic Games 2021, as part of the official delegation, was purchased for £6,177.37.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold the specific information as to why the two tickets were different prices. Prices, even on the same flight, can vary according to the pricing policy of the airline and the time of booking.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/01/2023 16:24:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry