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1794988

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2025
	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: Reform
	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 hold discussions with the Trussell Trust on her proposed (a) changes to the Personal Independence Payment and (b) other welfare reforms.
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Martin Wrigley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>We are committed to putting the views and voices of disabled people and people with health conditions at the heart of everything we do.</p><p> </p><p>In the Green Paper, we have announced that we will set up collaboration committees to develop parts of our reforms further. This will involve bringing together disabled people and other experts with civil servants around specific issues to collaborate, provide ideas, challenge, and input into recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue discussions with disability stakeholders including the Trussell Trust on the proposed changes to the Personal Independence Payment benefit and other welfare reforms.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 28/04/2025 17:49:56 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	tabling member	5111

1795346

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2025
	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: South East Cornwall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that welfare changes do not disproportionately impact (a) disabled people and (b) people with mental health conditions in South East Cornwall constituency.
	tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Anna Gelderd
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>The Pathways to Work Green Paper set out our plans to reform the health and disability and employment support system. As we bring forward changes, we will ensure that the most vulnerable and severely disabled people everywhere are protected, so that they can live with dignity and security.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking steps to make sure that people, across the country, are supported. For those affected by the changes to PIP eligibility, we are consulting on how best to support this group, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met. For new claimants on the Universal Credit health element after April 2026, we are proposing that those with the most severe, life-long health conditions, who will never be able to work, will see their incomes protected.</p><p> </p><p>We hope that a wide range of voices, including from your constituency, will respond to our consultation and as we develop detailed proposals for change, we will continue to consider the potential impacts of reforms.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 28/04/2025 17:45:35 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	tabling member	5353

1795347

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2025
	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, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of proposed reforms to the Personal Independence Payment.
	tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Anna Gelderd
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>The reforms to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility criteria will be brought forward via Primary Legislation, so that Parliament can fully consider, debate and vote on these changes.</p><p> </p><p>We have and will continue to consider the potential impacts of our reforms, including through engagement with other departments. That is why, for those who are affected by the new PIP eligibility changes, we are consulting on how best to support this group. We will also work closely with the DHSC and others on how the health and eligible care needs of those who would lose entitlement to PIP could be met outside the benefits system.</p><p> </p><p>We also intend to launch a wider review of the PIP assessment which I will lead. We will bring together a range of experts, stakeholders and people with lived experience to consider how best to do this and to start the process as part of preparing for a review. We will provide further details as plans progress.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 28/04/2025 17:41:42 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	tabling member	5353

1794548

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2025
	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: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to prioritise areas of high economic inactivity in north Greater Manchester through the inactivity trailblazer programme.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton North
	tabling member printed	Mrs Elsie Blundell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>All local authorities in Greater Manchester, including Rochdale, Wigan, Bolton, and Bury, will be involved in implementing an Economic Inactivity Trailblazer. Greater Manchester will receive £10 million in funding in 2025/26 to take steps towards reducing high economic inactivity. This funding will enable Greater Manchester to integrate work, health and skills support at the local level. Greater Manchester has designed their Economic Inactivity Trailblazer working with local authorities and partners, and will determine how to use the trailblazer funding to tackle high economic inactivity in their area.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 28/04/2025 17:37:58 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
	tabling member	5084

1794145

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2025
	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: Autism
	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 publish a target for the autism employment gap.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	45580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>We recognise the current disability employment gap. As set out in the King’s Speech last July, the government is committed to making the right to equal pay effective for ethnic minority and disabled people and introducing mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers.</p><p>Addressing disability pay gaps will play a key role in boosting opportunity and household income for disabled people, as we deliver our programme for national renewal set out in the Plan for Change.</p><p>Disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting will provide transparency and vital data to help businesses identify and close pay gaps within their workforces. We also know that the current disability employment gap stands at 28 percentage points as of December 2024 and that for autistic people in particular the gap may be even more substantial.</p><p>We are committed to supporting all neurodivergent people in their employment journeys and reducing the employment gap, and on 29 January this year, we launched an independent panel of academics with expertise and experiences of neurodiversity to advise us on boosting neurodiversity awareness and inclusion at work. Recommendations are due in the late summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 28/04/2025 17:35:12 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1794549

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2025
	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: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the proportion of 18 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training in north Greater Manchester.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton North
	tabling member printed	Mrs Elsie Blundell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>As part of our plan to Get Britain Working, we will launch a new Youth Guarantee for all young people aged 18-21 in England to ensure that they can access quality training opportunities, an apprenticeship or help to find work. The Youth Guarantee will build upon and enhance existing entitlements and provisions with the aim of tackling the rising number of young people who are not participating in education, employment or training.</p><p> </p><p>DWP currently provides young people aged 16-24 with labour market support through an extensive range of interventions at a national and local level. This includes flexible provision driven by local need, nationwide employment programmes and support delivered by work coaches based in our Jobcentres and in local communities working alongside partners.</p><p> </p><p>For example, Positive Steps, a charitable organisation provides drop-in sessions with Jobcentre colleagues in Heywood library every Tuesday, and at the Lighthouse project every Thursday afternoon for our Middleton customers. Positive Steps are also currently running the Engaging Rochdale project throughout the whole borough, which is proving successful, offering 12 weeks paid work.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 28/04/2025 17:31:17 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
	tabling member	5084

1794146

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2025
	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	Autism Employment Review
	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 her Department's report entitled The Buckland review of autism employment: report and recommendations, published 28 February 2024, how many recommendations of that report have been implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	45581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>The independent Buckland Review of Autism Employment reported to the last Government with recommendations to employers, third sector organisations and government on addressing barriers autistic people face when seeking and remaining in employment.</p><p>This was a valuable piece of work. This Government is committed to raising awareness of neurodiversity (as a more inclusive concept including autism, ADHD and other conditions, recognising that these co-occur for many neurodivergent people) in workplaces. We have launched a review by an independent panel of academics with expertise and experiences of neurodiversity to build on the Buckland Review and advise on how we improve experiences for all neurodivergent people, including in recruitment and day to day workplace practices. Recommendations are expected in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>Although we have set a more ambitious and inclusive scope by expanding beyond the focus of the Buckland Review, several of the recommendations specifically to Government are already in progress. These include working with employers to reform Disability Confident to improve the scheme's outcomes and realise its full potential, promoting and enhancing the visibility of the Support with Employee Health and Disability Service (SEHD), and launching our new Supported Employment programme, Connect to Work, to support disabled people, those with health conditions and those with complex barriers to employment to get into and stay in work. We have also collaborated with ACAS to promote updated neurodiversity guidance for employers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 28/04/2025 17:27:22 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1793770

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Beer: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 2.44 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC295, what discussions his Department (a) has had and (b) plans to have with representatives of (i) breweries and (ii) consumers on the consultation on encouraging small brewers to retain and expand their access to pubs.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	45426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>At the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced that the government would consult on ways to encourage small brewers to retain and expand their access to UK pubs.</p><p>We are undertaking commercially confidential discussions with a wide range of market participants to gain a better understanding of the supply, sale and dispense of cask and keg beers, together with the nature of competition between brewers, including local/small suppliers.</p><p>We will then discuss the findings with competition and markets experts before considering further steps.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 28/04/2025 17:19:46 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	tabling member	5350

1793377

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprenticeships HM Revenue and Customs has offered since 2010, by year.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>HMRC has made use of apprentices since 2013.</p><p> </p><p>This table shows the number of apprenticeships that have been offered and started in HMRC since 2010. It equates to 13,394 apprenticeships over 15 years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apprentices starting an Apprenticeship</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>3533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>3646</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>1876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>522</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>589</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024/25</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p>In October 2023, HMRC launched a new strategy to embed apprenticeships across the Department. Since then, outcomes have improved, with successful completions increasing from 43% in 2022 to over 74% now. answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 28/04/2025 17:09:12 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1795345

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2025
	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	Jobcentre Plus: South East Cornwall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the capacity of Jobcentre Plus to support claimants in South East Cornwall constituency.
	tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Anna Gelderd
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government has set a long-term ambition to achieve an 80% employment rate, building on our plan for growth. The Get Britain Working White Paper sets out the fundamental reforms needed to realise our ambitions, including the vision to reform Jobcentres - to a new Jobs and Careers Service to meet the needs of local labour markets, people and employers.</p><p> </p><p>Across Great Britain, the new service will enable everyone to access support to find good, meaningful work, and support to help them to progress in work, including through an enhanced focus on skills and careers. Central to the new service will be our use of technology, enabling us to reinvest time in supporting people more effectively.</p><p> </p><p>We are starting a test and learn approach to develop the new service. We are currently running two large-scale tests testing reducing the frequency of engagement with customers and the mode of mandatory engagement for Universal Credit claimants that are looking for work or are in lower paid jobs. These will help us to better understand what will work best for the individual.<em>  </em></p><p> </p><p>Residents of Southeast Cornwall are served by Liskeard, Launceston and Devonport Job Centres who are responsible for ensuring residents of Southeast Cornwall can access the Jobcentre offer and a wide range of programmes with partner organisations.</p><p> </p><p>This includes the Work Well Pilot, delivering a range of tailored work and health support, the YEP! Programme (SPF), the People Hub working with people who are unemployed or under employed with a range of training and pre-employability help and the Restart Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Area specific needs are met by a range of Jobcentre and partner bespoke offers, which includes Disability Employer Advisor outreach in GP surgeries, working with refugees in Torpoint and Saltash, and the IPS programme delivering support to those with addiction and Mental Health issues.</p><p> </p><p>Recent Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) have assisted residents of Southeast Cornwall into security, retail and care work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 28/04/2025 17:06:57 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
	tabling member	5353