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1612583

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many claimants currently receiving Universal Credit are (1) self-employed, (2) employed, and (3) unemployed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL7257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>The total number of self-employed Universal Credit claimants in January 2023 was 493,300. This has been rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics published monthly on Stat-Xplore show that, from the 5.8 million people on Universal Credit in February 2023, 2.2 million were in employment and 3.6 million were not in employment.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 04/05/2023 15:46:40 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1612584

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many claimants currently receiving Universal Credit who are in employment or self-employment are earning (1) under £12,570 a year, (2) between £12,571 and £25,000 a year, (3) between £25,001 and £35,000 a year, (4) between £35,001 and £50,000 a year, and (5) over £50,000 a year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL7258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Universal Credit is designed to reduce as household earnings increase, so the number of high income households receiving UC would likely be very small. The level at which entitlement ends will differ depending on individual circumstances and other unearned income.</p><p> </p><p>As earnings information is only available at household level this has been provided below</p><p> </p><p>In January 2023 there were:</p><ul><li>2,610,500 households with no take home pay</li><li>974,000 households with monthly take home pay between £0 - £1048</li><li>662,500 households with monthly take home pay between £1048 - £2084</li><li>121,600 households with monthly take home pay between £2084 - £2917</li><li>29,400 households with monthly take home pay between £2917 - £4167</li><li>1,300 households with monthly take home pay greater than £4167.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The figures provided are monthly equivalents of the annual incomes specified in the question.</li><li>These figures have been rounded to the nearest 100</li></ol> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 09/05/2023 16:15:39 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1612586

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) men, and (2) women, who earn less than £12,570 in any one job, who are members of auto-enrolment workplace pension schemes which operate on a Net Pay basis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL7260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>DWP do not hold this data.</p><p> </p><p>A policy paper has been published showing the number of people who save into an occupational pension under net pay arrangements whose taxable pay is below the personal allowance is estimated to be 1.2 million in 2026-27. In 2023/24, the Personal Allowance is £12,570.</p><p> </p><p>Women are estimated to make up 75% of those earning below the personal allowance and contributing to a pension scheme that uses net pay arrangements. The 1.2 million can therefore be broken down into around 0.3 million men and 0.9 million women.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>These figures were produced for accrual in 2026-27 and the Personal Allowance at the time was not set to £12,570 in that tax year.</li><li>These figures look at total pay across jobs and less contributions to Net Pay Arrangements, so it is possible that someone with total earnings above the Personal Allowance is included because removing their Net Pay Arrangement contributions takes them below the Personal Allowance or someone earns less than the Personal Allowance in a single job but their pay across jobs takes them above the Personal Allowance.</li><li>These figures were produced for the Autumn Budget 2021 fiscal event using the 2018-19 SPI projected using Autumn Budget 2021 OBR determinants.</li><li>Further detail can be found at the source which is linked below.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/low-earners-anomaly-pensions-relief-relating-to-net-pay-arrangements/pensions-relief-relating-to-net-pay-arrangements" target="_blank">Pensions relief relating to net pay arrangements - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/05/2023 11:38:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1612589

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Asbestos: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for reviewing the penalties for those found guilty of an offence under (1) the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, and (2) other related legislation, including regulations 12, 38(1)(a) and 41(1)(a) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 and sections 33(1)(c), 33(6) and 157(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have advised prosecution is one of a range of enforcement options available to environmental and health and safety regulators, including withdrawing approvals, serving enforcement and fixed penalty notices, varying licenses conditions and providing written advice.</p><p> </p><p>The law currently allows for an unlimited fine and imprisonment for those convicted of offences under health and safety regulations, fly-tipping and breaches of environmental permitting. No specific assessment has been made regarding whether a revision to these penalties is necessary, although the Regulators Code requires that all regulators keep their activities under review.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing is a matter for the independent courts who must follow the relevant guidelines issued by the independent Sentencing Council for England and Wales. The guidelines implement the requirements of Section 125 of the Sentencing Act, which requires that any fine imposed should reflect the seriousness of the offence and take into account the financial circumstances of the dutyholder. The level of fine should reflect the extent to which the offender fell below the required standard, and should meet the objectives of punishment, deterrence and the removal of gain derived through the commission of the offence, in a fair and proportionate way. The fine must be sufficiently substantial to have an economic impact that brings home, to both management and shareholders, the need to comply with health and safety legislation.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 02/05/2023 13:11:14 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1612590

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the most recent statistics relating to claims for industrial injuries disablement benefit; and whether they intend to publish future statistics on a regular basis.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>In the latest full financial year for which data is available, 2021/22, there were 9,870[1] new claims[2] made to Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit[3]. 7,060 of these related to a prescribed disease and 2,820 of these related to a workplace accident.</p><p> </p><p>In the first quarter of the 2022/23 financial year, April 2022 to June 2022, 2,620 new claims[4] were made to Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit[5]. 1,920 of these related to a prescribed disease and 700 of these related to a workplace accident.</p><p> </p><p>Information on claims for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is published on a quarterly basis and can be found in the ‘IIDB Claims’ dataset on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest release for this dataset was published on Tuesday 14th February 2023 at 09:30am containing data up to June 2022. The next release is scheduled for Tuesday 16th May 2023 at 09:30am.</p><p> </p><p>You can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user 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><p> </p><p>[1] All volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. Individual figures for accidents and prescribed diseases may not sum to overall totals due to rounding</p><p>[2] Claims that did not result in a payment are also included. There are a number of reasons why a claim might not result in payment. The claim is progressed through to assessment where a decision maker will decide if the claim is payable</p><p>[3] Excluding new claims for Reduced Earnings Allowance</p><p>[4] Claims that did not result in a payment are also included. There are a number of reasons why a claim might not result in payment. The claim is progressed through to assessment where a decision maker will decide if the claim is payable</p><p>[5] Excluding new claims for Reduced Earnings Allowance.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 03/05/2023 11:36:55 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1612591

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend for the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 to be retained under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>With the introduction of the Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) remains focused on ensuring that regulatory frameworks maintain the United Kingdom’s high standards of health and safety protection and continue to reduce burdens for business.</p><p> </p><p>HSE’s approach aligns closely with the Government’s pledge to do more for business to help promote growth by removing disproportionate burdens and simplifying the regulatory landscape. Our standards of health and safety protections are among the highest in the world. HSE will continue to review its retained EU Law to seek opportunities to reduce business burdens and promote growth without reducing health and safety standards.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 02/05/2023 15:41:23 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1612108

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
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	Agriculture: Industrial Injuries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of workplace injuries, including fatalities, in the agricultural sector compared to all other sectors of the UK economy over the past five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL7224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>As the regulator for workplace health and safety, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes official statistics on deaths and injuries at work.</p><p> </p><p>Published statistics of work-related <strong>fatal injuries</strong> over the last five years by industry sector are available at <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals.htm</a>. The data shows that 138 workers in the agricultural sector were killed in work-related accidents over the five years 2017/18 to 2021/22, equivalent to 8.61 deaths annually per 100,000 workers. This rate of fatal injury to workers in the agricultural sector remains markedly higher than the average across all industries: 21 times as high as the average rate across all industries. [Note 1] [Note 2].</p><p> </p><p>Published statistics of workplace <strong>non-fatal injuries</strong> over the last five years by industry sector are also available at <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causinj/index.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causinj/index.htm</a>. This data shows that on average, an estimated 12,000 workers in the agricultural sector sustained an injury at work each year between 2017/18 to 2021/22, equivalent to 4,190 injuries per 100,000 workers. This is statistically significantly higher than the average rate across all industries. [Note 1] [Note 3].</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>[Note 1] Agricultural sector defined as Section A, Agriculture, forestry and fishing, of the 2007 Standard Industrial Classification.</p><p> </p><p>[Note 2] Source: Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)</p><p> </p><p>[Note 3] Source: Estimates from the Labour Force Survey, a national representative household survey run by the Office for National Statistics.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 02/05/2023 13:45:24 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1611077

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
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	Electrical Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to institute a programme of testing of domestic premises to measures the risks of neutral current diversion.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL7167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates the safety of the public electricity network, including equipment owned by Distribution Network Operators. HSE have monitored developments carefully and continue to do so. Officials from HSE are of the view that no additional action is required by the regulator to manage this risk of neutral current diversion at the present time.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 02/05/2023 13:42:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1611079

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
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	Electrical Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the issue of neutral current diversions leading to electricity flowing through gas meters following domestic gas explosions.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL7169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Health and Safety Executive (HSE) officials have advised neutral current diversions are a known phenomenon and can occur for a number of reasons. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations require additional electrical bonding when cutting conducting gas pipes to minimise the risk to workers. HSE are of the view that no additional action is required by the regulator to manage this risk at the present time but will keep emerging evidence under review.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 02/05/2023 13:15:48 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1608919

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	Cost of Living: Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support vulnerable girls and young women given the increased cost of living.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornton
uin	HL7037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government understands the pressures people, including vulnerable women and girls, are facing with the cost of living and is taking action to help.</p><p> </p><p>Everyone who receives a state benefit or pension will have seen their benefit rates increase by 10.1% this month. In order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions, the benefit cap levels have also increased by the same amount.</p><p> </p><p>To further support those who are in work, from 1 April, the National Living Wage (NLW) increased by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - the largest ever cash increase for the NLW.</p><p> </p><p>Households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to £900 in Cost of Living Payments, paid in three separate payments of £301, £300 and £299 across the 2023/24 financial year. The first payment of £301 will be paid to the majority of those eligible between 25 April and 17 May. In addition, people on qualifying disability benefits will receive a separate Disability Cost of Living payment of £150 in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>For people who require additional support, whether they receive benefits or not, the Household Support Fund will continue until March 2024. This year long extension allows Local Authorities in England to continue to provide discretionary support to those most in need with the significantly rising cost of living. The guidance for Local Authorities for this next iteration has now been published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-guidance-for-local-councils/1-april-2023-to-31-march-2024-household-support-fund-guidance-for-county-councils-and-unitary-authorities-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-guidance-for-local-councils/1April 2023 to 31 March 2024: Household Support Fund guidance for county councils and unitary authorities in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This sets out that the fund should be used to support households in the most need, particularly those who are not eligible for other cost of living support such as Cost of Living Payments. The Devolved Administrations will receive consequential funding as usual to spend at their discretion.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, tackling violence against women and girls is a Government priority. The Government is committed to ensuring victims have the support they need and we are conscious that the cost of living may generate additional challenges for victims and survivors.</p><p> </p><p>Our Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan invests over £230 million of cross-Government funding into tackling this crime, including over £140 million to support victims and over £81 million to tackle perpetrators. This includes trialling a £300,000 ‘flexible fund’, that could make direct payments to domestic abuse victims.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the direct impact on victims, the Government also acknowledges the cost of living will have an impact on charitable organisations who work to support them. To help mitigate these challenges, where possible the Home Office has provided multi-year grants to support organisations to make maximum use of their funding, by providing greater stability and predictability on their budgets.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/04/2023 12:46:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1782 label Biography information for Baroness Thornton