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1611386

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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the numbers of people using foodbanks.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	181014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to understanding and addressing poverty which is why we have published official estimates of foodbank use for the first time. National statistics on food bank use for 2021/22 are available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">here.</a> We aim to publish statistics for 2022/23 in March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics show that in 2021/22, 93% of individuals were food secure.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/04/2023 15:42:53 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1607821

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
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 providing additional financial support for people receiving benefits before benefit rates are increased in June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	174303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>All benefits and State Pensions will be increased by 10.1% from April.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are providing cost of living payments of up to £900 for households on eligible means-tested benefits, paid in three separate payments of £301, £300 and £299 across 2023/24. The first payment of £301 will be paid to the majority of those eligible between 25 April and 17 May. Separately, people on qualifying disability benefits will receive a separate Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 in the summer while £300 payments will be made to pensioner households alongside the annual Winter Fuel Payment.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the Spring Statement, the government is maintaining the Energy Price Guarantee at £2,500 until the end of June. This will ensure that households across the UK are supported through the spring while retail energy costs are expected to remain high.</p><p> </p><p>To help households with the costs of essentials, including those who may not be eligible for cost of living payments, we are also extending the Household Support Fund in England. The Devolved Administrations will receive Barnett funding to spend at their discretion and with their local knowledge.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/03/2023 10:08:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1603985

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department is taking to work with (a) mayoral combined and (b) local authorities on locally-led initiatives on reducing unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	165279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>DWP already recognises the importance of a place-based approach in reducing unemployment and values the knowledge and expertise of local government. Our job centres work with them all the time.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/03/2023 13:08:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1601386

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Barnsley Central
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Barnsley Central constituency are in receipt of the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	158918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>Information on the number of people in receipt of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) by residence-based geography is available on StatXplore in the IIDB assessments in payment dataset.</p><p> </p><p>As of June 2022 (the most recently published data), there were 860 claimants in receipt of an Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit payment in the constituency of Barnsley Central.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 10:58:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1601387

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who previously worked in the coal mining industry have been assessed for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	158919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>Information on the number of assessments for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) by Standard Industrial Classification is available on StatXplore in the IIDB Assessments dataset.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people who were assessed for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit over the last 5 years following employment in a Standard Industrial Classification ‘Mining and Quarrying’ occupation is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2017/18 – 4,110;</p><p>2018/19 – 3,170;</p><p>2019/20 – 2,890;</p><p>2020/21 – 930;</p><p>2021/22 – 2,610.</p><p> </p><p>This covers all assessment outcomes, including: accepted payable; accepted not payable; accepted no loss of faculty; disallowed; withdrawn; unknown and not applicable.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 10:50:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1601389

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been given in Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for the PD A15 criteria since it was added to the eligibility list.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	158921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) assessments by prescribed disease can be found on the ‘IIDB Assessments’ dataset at<strong>:</strong> <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest benefit expenditure figures, including yearly expenditure on Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB), is available in the benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2022 (Table 4) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2022" target="_blank">Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>However, an expenditure breakdown by prescribed disease is not available.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 10:48:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1537258

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the average waiting time for mandatory reconsideration of benefit decisions.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	901930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The average (median) waiting times for Mandatory Reconsiderations are 57 calendar days for PIP, 51 calendar days for UC, and 10 calendar days for ESA-WCA.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we endeavour to complete Mandatory Reconsiderations without delay, our overarching focus is on taking the time necessary to thoroughly review all the available evidence to help ensure we make the right decision.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 31/10/2022 16:19:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1438147

registered interest
date	04/03/2022
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: Dupuytren's Contracture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Dupuytren's contracture have been awarded Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit in (a) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council area, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	134362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department publishes monthly statistics on assessments of claims made to the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit scheme every three months on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>. The statistics are available by decision type and prescribed disease which, from December 2019, includes Dupuytren's Contracture. The latest statistics are available to June 2021 and can be broken down to various geographies here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p><br> Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/03/2022 11:28:10 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1420321

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	Sign Language
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 promote the use of British Sign Language.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	119587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting all people with a disability, including deaf people, to lead fulfilled, independent lives. For D/deaf people, we recognise that this must include the ability to communicate with others through British Sign Language (BSL) or other forms of deaf communication.</p><p> </p><p>I have been working closely with Rosie Cooper MP to support the aims and development of her Private Members Bill to promote BSL. We have also held a number of stakeholder forums, including with deaf people’s organisations such as the Royal National Institute for Deaf People and British Deaf Association, to ensure that we understand the views and perspectives of D/deaf BSL users.</p><p> </p><p>The British Sign Language Bill is a major step forward in recognising BSL as a language for D/deaf people in its own right. It will place a duty on the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to issue guidance on the promotion and facilitation of BSL. It will also require them to report on information supplied by ministerial Departments regarding their use of BSL. This reporting will give us a much better understanding of how BSL is being used across the government, and how we can continue to improve communication for D/deaf BSL users.</p><p> </p><p>I will also be creating a non-statutory board of BSL users which can advise the Government on matters pertaining to BSL. To complement the approach set out in the Bill, we are also developing a suite of non-statutory measures which will help promote and facilitate the use of BSL. These include:</p><p>o examining how we might increase the number of BSL interpreters;</p><p>o reviewing how we might work in DWP to ensure the Access to Work fund helps BSL users; and</p><p>o aiming to update the National Disability Strategy to facilitate and promote BSL usage.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 10/02/2022 14:46:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1420322

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	Sign Language
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 Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Education on the steps they are taking to issue guidance to parents of deaf children on British Sign Language.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	119588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>As the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, I engage across government on disability issues and meet with Departmental Ministerial Champions on a regular basis. I recently engaged with Department for Education officials at a Roundtable as part of the preparation for supporting Rosie Cooper’s current Private Members Bill on BSL. My officials are also in discussion with other government departments, including the Department for Education, about the provision of BSL interpretation services.</p><p> </p><p>I have been working closely with Rosie Cooper MP to support the aims and development of her Private Members Bill which I believe is a major step forward in recognising BSL as a language for D/deaf people in its own right.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 10/02/2022 16:31:56 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis