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1645126

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an Access to Work scheme has been implemented in their Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	189849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Access to Work is a demand-led, personalised discretionary grant, which contributes to the disability-related extra costs of working faced by disabled people, and those with a health condition in the workplace that are beyond standard reasonable adjustments. It does not replace an employer’s duty under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments.</p><p> </p><p>In 2006, the DWP took over responsibility for providing adjustments that would previously have been funded through Access to Work, for civil servants working in their department. This removed the need for DWP staff to apply for Access to Work. In April 2022, all Government departments followed suit and assumed responsibility for providing such adjustments for their staff.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/06/2023 11:56:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1626653

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Holiday Leave
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 make an assessment of the potential implications of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling in the 2017 case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts & Ors for the calculation of holiday pay entitlement for staff in her Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	184423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The DWP is committed to making statutory holiday payments in respect of relevant overtime payments to colleagues and significant work is being undertaken to implement a solution to include relevant overtime payments in holiday pay calculations for affected staff.</p><p> </p><p>We are working at pace with our payroll provider and other partners and whilst progress is being made, I acknowledge this is taking longer than expected and understand that the delay is causing concern. We will confirm to colleagues when it is able to implement the anticipated changes. Finally, I would like to reassure you that the Department is doing all that it can to implement a solution as soon as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/05/2023 16:20:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1625888

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
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: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department investigate benefit fraud; what recent estimate he has made of the cost of that fraud to the public purse; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	183913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>As of the end of April 2023, DWP has 1,111 full time equivalent (FTE) employees involved in investigating benefit fraud. This number does not include our compliance staff, who carry out robust and challenging interviews to ensure benefit claimants receive their correct entitlement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For the financial year 2022/23, DWP estimated that the monetary value of benefit overpayments due to fraud stood at £6.4bn.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2022-to-2023-estimates/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-ending-fye-2023" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 11/05/2023 14:42:43 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1625890

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
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: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data is available, broken down by parliamentary constituency; how much was the (a) total and (b) average sum of deductions in each constituency; and what proportion of those sums was deducted to repay advance payments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	183915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, we have reduced the normal maximum rate of deductions in Universal Credit from 40% to 25% of a claimant’s Standard Allowance. These positive measures were put in place to support claimants to manage financial difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>Advances are a claimant’s benefit entitlement paid early, allowing claimants to access 100% of their estimated Universal Credit payment upfront. They ensure nobody has to wait for a payment in Universal Credit, and those who need it are able to receive financial support as soon as possible. Claimants can receive up to 100% of their estimated Universal Credit award if required, resulting in 25 payments over a 24-month period. This is not a debt.</p><p> </p><p>The requested analysis of Universal Credit claims with a deduction in November 2022 by parliamentary constituency in Great Britain (GB) is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/05/2023 08:38:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1612776

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the ten largest monthly deductions taken from Universal Credit payments were in the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	182009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Tables 1 &amp; 2, in the attached spreadsheet, provide figures for the average monthly third-party deduction and the average monthly council tax deduction for the period December-21 to November-22.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the ten largest monthly deductions taken from Universal Credit payments is not readily available and to provide this would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 182010 182011 question first answered 26/04/2023 12:47:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1612777

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average monthly third party deduction taken from Universal Credit payments was in the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	182010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Tables 1 &amp; 2, in the attached spreadsheet, provide figures for the average monthly third-party deduction and the average monthly council tax deduction for the period December-21 to November-22.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the ten largest monthly deductions taken from Universal Credit payments is not readily available and to provide this would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 182009 182011 question first answered 26/04/2023 12:47:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1612779

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the last 12 months for which data is available, what was the average monthly deduction taken from Universal Credit payments specifically for Council Tax purposes.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	182011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Tables 1 &amp; 2, in the attached spreadsheet, provide figures for the average monthly third-party deduction and the average monthly council tax deduction for the period December-21 to November-22.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the ten largest monthly deductions taken from Universal Credit payments is not readily available and to provide this would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 182009 182010 question first answered 26/04/2023 12:47:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1606776

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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 Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department consulted (a) health and safety representatives and (b) trade unions on the decision made by Sodexo to change the default setting on the SOARS accident reporting system to one where staff have to opt in to send details of any accident to local health and safety representatives.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	172447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been no changes to the default preferences. The process remains that TUH&amp;S representatives should receive a copy of all accident reports, these can be anonymised if the individual reporting requests it.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 172448 question first answered 28/03/2023 16:23:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1606777

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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 Accidents
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 trends in the level of reporting of accidents owing to changes in the default preferences under the SOARS reporting system; and what assessment he has made of the impact of those trends on the Department's compliance with Regulation 4(a) of the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations in regard to safety representatives examining the causes of accidents in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	172448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been no changes to the default preferences. The process remains that TUH&amp;S representatives should receive a copy of all accident reports, these can be anonymised if the individual reporting requests it.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 172447 question first answered 28/03/2023 16:23:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1603588

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claims were subject to sanctions by constituency in the last three months for which data is available; and how much was the (a) total and (b) average sum of benefit income lost by claimants due to sanctions by constituency in that period.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	163835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The latest monthly statistics, taken from Stat-Xplore, on the number of Universal Credit full service claimants with a payment that has been reduced due to a sanction, by Westminster parliamentary constituency, for September to November 2022, are provided in the attached spreadsheet.</p><p>The additional information requested for (a) and (b) is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>Sanctions are only ever applied when a claimant fails to meet their agreed conditionality requirements without good reason.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/03/2023 14:57:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title Attachment
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens