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1453229

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
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	Minimum Wage: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs are listed on her Department's website that are advertised at rates under the national minimum wage of £9.50 per hour as of 22 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	144944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>All adverts listed on Find a job meet the National Minimum Wage, with the exception of a small number resulting from user error on the part of the employer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>When entering details of their job advert into Find a job the employer is presented with 2 options for stating the wages/salary. They can provide a minimum and maximum rate of pay and select the period this applies to, for example hourly, weekly or annually. Alternatively, they can confirm that the job will pay at least the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>The employer is also required to state whether the job is full time (30 hours per week or more) or part time (less than 30 hours per week). When full time is selected Find a job validates that the wages/salary on offer meets National Minimum Wage. The advert cannot be posted until this condition is met.</p><p> </p><p>When part time is selected the validation ensures that the hourly rates entered meet or exceed National Minimum Wage and highlights to the employer where this is not the case; the employer cannot proceed with the advert until this condition is met. However, we know that on a small number of occasions the employer then goes on to mistakenly select the incorrect period this wage applies to. This can lead to adverts showing wages of, for example, £8.91 per year when clearly it should be per hour. Additional manual checks are performed to identify and remove such adverts.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, if a user finds any error with a job advert – with the rate of pay or anything else - they can use the ‘report this job’ feature and the DWP team will investigate and if appropriate remove the advert.</p><p> </p><p>There is no separate process in place for reporting employers to HMRC’s Minimum Wage Complaint Unit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 144945 144946 question first answered 28/03/2022 15:47:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1453230

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
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	Minimum Wage: Recruitment
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 takes to ensure that job advertisements live on its website are compliant with National Minimum Wage legislation; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	144945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>All adverts listed on Find a job meet the National Minimum Wage, with the exception of a small number resulting from user error on the part of the employer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>When entering details of their job advert into Find a job the employer is presented with 2 options for stating the wages/salary. They can provide a minimum and maximum rate of pay and select the period this applies to, for example hourly, weekly or annually. Alternatively, they can confirm that the job will pay at least the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p>The employer is also required to state whether the job is full time (30 hours per week or more) or part time (less than 30 hours per week). When full time is selected Find a job validates that the wages/salary on offer meets National Minimum Wage. The advert cannot be posted until this condition is met.</p><p> </p><p>When part time is selected the validation ensures that the hourly rates entered meet or exceed National Minimum Wage and highlights to the employer where this is not the case; the employer cannot proceed with the advert until this condition is met. However, we know that on a small number of occasions the employer then goes on to mistakenly select the incorrect period this wage applies to. This can lead to adverts showing wages of, for example, £8.91 per year when clearly it should be per hour. Additional manual checks are performed to identify and remove such adverts.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, if a user finds any error with a job advert – with the rate of pay or anything else - they can use the ‘report this job’ feature and the DWP team will investigate and if appropriate remove the advert.</p><p> </p><p>There is no separate process in place for reporting employers to HMRC’s Minimum Wage Complaint Unit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 144944 144946 question first answered 28/03/2022 15:47:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1452938

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2020 to Question 112080, Artificial Intelligence, what progress has been made with each of the items listed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	143728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>There has been no fundamental change from the answer of 10 November 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/03/2022 16:46:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1435304

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Money and Pensions Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many serving board members at the Money and Pensions Advice Service have not had their appointments renewed in each of the last two years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>In accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, there is no automatic presumption of reappointment. Two non-executive board members at the Money and Pensions Service have not been re-appointed over the last two years, one in 2020/2021 and one in 2021/2022.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 129164 question first answered 01/03/2022 15:25:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1435305

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Money and Pensions Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the serving board members at the Money and Pensions Advice Service have been notified that their appointments will not be renewed; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>One current non-executive board member at the Money and Pensions Service has been notified that their appointment will not be renewed. In accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, there is no automatic presumption of reappointment.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 129165 question first answered 01/03/2022 15:27:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1435306

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Money and Pensions Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of board members at the Money and Pensions Service have not had their appointments renewed in the last two years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>In accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, there is no automatic presumption of reappointment. Two non-executive board members at the Money and Pensions Service have not been re-appointed over the last two years, one in 2020/2021 and one in 2021/2022.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 129162 question first answered 01/03/2022 15:25:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1435307

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Money and Pensions Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of the current board members at the Money and Pensions Service have been advised their appointments will not be renewed; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>One current non-executive board member at the Money and Pensions Service has been notified that their appointment will not be renewed. In accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, there is no automatic presumption of reappointment.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 129163 question first answered 01/03/2022 15:27:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1435308

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	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 universal credit claims were having deductions taken from them in the most recent month for which data are available, in each parliamentary constituency; what was the average size of sums deducted in each constituency; what the total sum was deducted from claims in each constituency; and what proportion of each sum was deducted to repay advance payments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of supporting the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. We seek to balance recovery of debt against not causing hardship for claimants and their families. Processes are in place to ensure deductions are manageable, and customers can contact DWP Debt Management if they are experiencing financial hardship, to discuss a reduction in their rate of repayment or a temporary suspension, depending on their financial circumstances.</p><p> </p><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 payment due in November 2021 by Parliamentary Constituency in Great Britain (GB) is provided in the separate spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 128435 question first answered 03/03/2022 11:30:34 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley attachment 1 file name PQs 128435 129166 spreadsheet.xlsx title UC Claims Table previous answer version 54418 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1434122

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she will place a copy of her Department’s evidence-based review of foodbank use in the House of Commons Library.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	127456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department reallocated resources to prioritise work to help the COVID-19 effort. This caused delays to some work, including this literature review. The review summarises publicly available information and does not contain any new research carried out by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 127457 question first answered 25/02/2022 14:58:46 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1434123

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2021 to Question 16143 on Food Banks, when she will publish her Department’s review of the drivers of foodbank demand.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	127457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department reallocated resources to prioritise work to help the COVID-19 effort. This caused delays to some work, including this literature review. The review summarises publicly available information and does not contain any new research carried out by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 127456 question first answered 25/02/2022 14:58:46 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens