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786302

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what date his Department plans to complete its longitudinal study into former employees of Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	112061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>DWP has been working to identify; quality assure; integrate and securely store and handle data on former Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI) UK employees and workers in its supply chain. Our analysis combines data from the official receiver; local tracking data from the SSI taskforce; DWP/HMRC administrative data; and published ONS data. We expect to share our analysis with the SSI Task Force and publish it after quality assurance is complete in 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 112060 question first answered 13/11/2017 15:17:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

786304

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to track the employment status of former employees of Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK to complete its study into the former employees of that organisation.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	112060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>DWP has been working to identify; quality assure; integrate and securely store and handle data on former Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI) UK employees and workers in its supply chain. Our analysis combines data from the official receiver; local tracking data from the SSI taskforce; DWP/HMRC administrative data; and published ONS data. We expect to share our analysis with the SSI Task Force and publish it after quality assurance is complete in 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 112061 question first answered 13/11/2017 15:17:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

582608

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what date his Department plans to complete its longitudinal study into former employees of SSI UK; what the likely outcome of that study will be; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	46135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The study has been commissioned. The timing and content are being considered. The honourable member for Redcar and other members of the SSI taskforce will be informed when more information is available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/09/2016 14:18:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

576940

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Carers' Benefits: Living Wage
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 effect of the living wage on the earnings threshold for carers allowance; and if he will bring forward proposals to raise the existing threshold.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	45121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The primary purpose of Carer's Allowance is to provide a measure of financial support and recognition for people who give up the opportunity of full-time employment in order to provide regular and substantial care for a severely disabled person. It is not, and was never intended to be, a carer’s wage or a payment for the services of caring, nor is it intended to replace lost or forgone earnings in their entirety.</p><p> </p><p>The earnings limit for Carer's Allowance is a net figure which is the figure left once income tax, National Insurance contributions and half of any contributions to an occupational or personal pension are deducted from earnings. There are also a number of other deductions which can be made that mean that people can earn significantly more than £110 per week and still be eligible for Carer's Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Government does not link the earnings limit to any other particular factor (including the National Living Wage), we do keep it under regular review and increase it when it is warranted and affordable, and this will continue to be our approach. Most recently in April 2015 the earnings limit was increased by 8% to £110, far outstripping the general increase in earnings.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2016 11:54:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

535239

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Chemicals: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission a comprehensive assessment of the levels of acetaldehyde that workers are exposed to in the UK chemical industry.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	42412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no plans to commission an assessment of the levels of acetaldehyde that workers are exposed to in the UK chemical industry.</p><p>Acetaldehyde has been assigned a Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL). WELs are concentrations of hazardous substances in the air, averaged over a specified period of time, referred to as a time-weighted average (TWA). Two time periods are used; long-term (8 hours) and short-term (15 minutes). For acetaldehyde these are concentrations of 37 milligrams per cubic meter (mg.m<sup>-3</sup>) and 92mg.m<sup>-3</sup> respectively.</p><p>Substances that have been assigned a WEL are subject to the requirements of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH). COSHH requires employers to prevent or control exposure to hazardous substances. Under COSHH, control is defined as adequate only if a) the principles of good control practice are applied; b) any WEL is not exceeded; and c) exposure to asthmagens, carcinogens and mutagens are reduced as low as is reasonably practicable. As part of the assessment required under regulation 6 of COSHH, employers should determine their own working practices and in-house standards for control of exposure.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 42413 42414 question first answered 14/07/2016 12:38:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

535240

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Chemicals: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to monitor the levels of acetaldehyde that workers are exposed to in the chemical industry; and what steps he is taking to reduce routine exposure to acetaldehyde in that industry.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	42413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no plans to commission an assessment of the levels of acetaldehyde that workers are exposed to in the UK chemical industry.</p><p>Acetaldehyde has been assigned a Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL). WELs are concentrations of hazardous substances in the air, averaged over a specified period of time, referred to as a time-weighted average (TWA). Two time periods are used; long-term (8 hours) and short-term (15 minutes). For acetaldehyde these are concentrations of 37 milligrams per cubic meter (mg.m<sup>-3</sup>) and 92mg.m<sup>-3</sup> respectively.</p><p>Substances that have been assigned a WEL are subject to the requirements of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH). COSHH requires employers to prevent or control exposure to hazardous substances. Under COSHH, control is defined as adequate only if a) the principles of good control practice are applied; b) any WEL is not exceeded; and c) exposure to asthmagens, carcinogens and mutagens are reduced as low as is reasonably practicable. As part of the assessment required under regulation 6 of COSHH, employers should determine their own working practices and in-house standards for control of exposure.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 42412 42414 question first answered 14/07/2016 12:38:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

535241

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Chemicals: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the safe levels of acetaldehyde to which workers in the chemical industry can be exposed.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	42414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no plans to commission an assessment of the levels of acetaldehyde that workers are exposed to in the UK chemical industry.</p><p>Acetaldehyde has been assigned a Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL). WELs are concentrations of hazardous substances in the air, averaged over a specified period of time, referred to as a time-weighted average (TWA). Two time periods are used; long-term (8 hours) and short-term (15 minutes). For acetaldehyde these are concentrations of 37 milligrams per cubic meter (mg.m<sup>-3</sup>) and 92mg.m<sup>-3</sup> respectively.</p><p>Substances that have been assigned a WEL are subject to the requirements of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH). COSHH requires employers to prevent or control exposure to hazardous substances. Under COSHH, control is defined as adequate only if a) the principles of good control practice are applied; b) any WEL is not exceeded; and c) exposure to asthmagens, carcinogens and mutagens are reduced as low as is reasonably practicable. As part of the assessment required under regulation 6 of COSHH, employers should determine their own working practices and in-house standards for control of exposure.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 42412 42413 question first answered 14/07/2016 12:38:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

520770

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	EU Globalisation Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government has applied to the European Commission Globalisation Adjustment Fund; and whether each such application was successful.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	37786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK has not made any applications to the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF).</p><p> </p><p>The European Globalisation Fund (EGF) provides a financial contribution for active labour market measures, aimed at reintegrating those made or at risk of being made redundant in the labour market. EGF Regulations state that these measures must complement actions at national, regional and local level.</p><p> </p><p>The EGF Regulations also set out strict criteria and eligibility for potential applicants with regards to the number of redundancies that take place over a given period of time and the link between these redundancies and globalisation or the global financial and economic crisis.</p><p> </p><p>The UK already offers a broad range of personalised support to workers made redundant through its Rapid Response Service and Jobcentre Plus, which could therefore not be duplicated or substituted by EGF.</p><p> </p><p>The Rapid Response Service and the Jobcentre Plus Core Offer are effective reintegration tools which represent good value for money and are our primary and most effective means of response to support the industry.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills also announced packages of support worth up to £80 million for SSI in Redcar.</p><p> </p><p>It has, therefore, not been necessary to make an application for EGF funding to provide complementary support.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 37808 37810 question first answered 26/05/2016 15:59:48 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

520945

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the Government did not apply to the European Globalisation Fund to secure financial support for those affected by the closure of SSI Redcar in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	37808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK has not made any applications to the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF).</p><p> </p><p>The European Globalisation Fund (EGF) provides a financial contribution for active labour market measures, aimed at reintegrating those made or at risk of being made redundant in the labour market. EGF Regulations state that these measures must complement actions at national, regional and local level.</p><p> </p><p>The EGF Regulations also set out strict criteria and eligibility for potential applicants with regards to the number of redundancies that take place over a given period of time and the link between these redundancies and globalisation or the global financial and economic crisis.</p><p> </p><p>The UK already offers a broad range of personalised support to workers made redundant through its Rapid Response Service and Jobcentre Plus, which could therefore not be duplicated or substituted by EGF.</p><p> </p><p>The Rapid Response Service and the Jobcentre Plus Core Offer are effective reintegration tools which represent good value for money and are our primary and most effective means of response to support the industry.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills also announced packages of support worth up to £80 million for SSI in Redcar.</p><p> </p><p>It has, therefore, not been necessary to make an application for EGF funding to provide complementary support.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 37786 37810 question first answered 26/05/2016 15:59:48 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

520946

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	EU Globalisation Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria the Government considers before making an application to the European Globalisation Fund.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	37810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK has not made any applications to the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF).</p><p> </p><p>The European Globalisation Fund (EGF) provides a financial contribution for active labour market measures, aimed at reintegrating those made or at risk of being made redundant in the labour market. EGF Regulations state that these measures must complement actions at national, regional and local level.</p><p> </p><p>The EGF Regulations also set out strict criteria and eligibility for potential applicants with regards to the number of redundancies that take place over a given period of time and the link between these redundancies and globalisation or the global financial and economic crisis.</p><p> </p><p>The UK already offers a broad range of personalised support to workers made redundant through its Rapid Response Service and Jobcentre Plus, which could therefore not be duplicated or substituted by EGF.</p><p> </p><p>The Rapid Response Service and the Jobcentre Plus Core Offer are effective reintegration tools which represent good value for money and are our primary and most effective means of response to support the industry.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills also announced packages of support worth up to £80 million for SSI in Redcar.</p><p> </p><p>It has, therefore, not been necessary to make an application for EGF funding to provide complementary support.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 37786 37808 question first answered 26/05/2016 15:59:49 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley