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date	07/02/2019
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: Fife
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit in Fife on provision of services for lone parents and disadvantaged families by (a) local authorities and (b) third sector organisations.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	218361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit in Fife on provision of services for lone parents and disadvantage families by Local Authorities and third party sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to helping parents into work. Childcare is essential in enabling parents to work, although we recognise that this can cause additional financial difficulty.</p><p>Universal Credit claimants are able to claim up to 85 per cent of their childcare costs, compared to 70% on the legacy system. People with an offer of paid work can also get childcare costs paid a month in advance.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 January 2019, Secretary of State Rt. Hon Amber Rudd MP announced measures that will provide increased support for Universal Credit (UC) claimants. This included piloting a more flexible approach to claimants reporting childcare costs, which will allow people to be reimbursed for childcare even when they aren’t able to provide immediate evidence.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/02/2019 14:07:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 101521 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

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registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Working Conditions
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 ensure that employees have access to good toilet facilities in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	192880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The law requires employers to provide suitable and sufficient toilet facilities at readily accessible places. Employers should ensure, amongst other things, that toilets are kept clean and well maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 apply to most workplaces. There is more specific legislation for construction sites, namely the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM).</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or Local Authority, as the relevant enforcing authority, will follow up complaints regarding unsuitable welfare facilities at workplaces.</p><p> </p><p>HSE provides guidance on what constitutes suitable and sufficient sanitary and washing facilities which is available to download for free on the HSE website:</p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l24.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l24.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg293.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg293.pdf</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l153.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l153.pdf</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/welfare/toilets-and-washing.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/welfare/toilets-and-washing.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/welfare.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/welfare.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>HSE is also currently updating guidance to advise that drivers must have access to welfare facilities in the premises they visit as part of their work.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 26/11/2018 11:34:54 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson