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1491360

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman's investigation into the communication of changes to women’s State Pension age, whether the Government plans to offer compensation to those affected by the change.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	42249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is independent, and it would be inappropriate to comment at this stage as the investigation is ongoing.</p><p>Section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”<sup>.</sup></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/09/2022 09:12:50 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1491398

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if she will publish a breakdown of (a) the amount paid to each consultancy contracted, (b) the name of each consultancy contracted, (c) the specific matters on which they were consulted and (d) whether each contract was subject to usual Government procurement rules.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	42246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes details about headcount and payroll costs for permanent staff and contractors on GOV.UK, monthly.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-workforce-management-information" target="_blank">DWP workforce management information - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The DWP consultancy spend for the financial years ending 2018 through to 2022 is shown below.</p><p> </p><p>2017/18 £7,200,259</p><p>2018/19 £4,446,169</p><p>2019/20 £4,570,665</p><p>2020/21 £1,284,861</p><p>2021/22 £1,041,058</p><p /><p>DWP publishes individual contract data on all contracts valued at £10,000 and over on</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford answering member printed Julie Marson question first answered 15/09/2022 10:51:43 answering member 4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1491454

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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: Agency Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	41941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>(a) Agency workers (more commonly referred to as “Contingent Labour” or “Temporary Workers”) are subject to a Cabinet Office controls framework to ensure robust governance of spending in this area. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contingent-labour-spend-control" target="_blank">Contingent Labour Spend Control - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Commentary on Contingent Labour usage, if applicable, is available in departmental annual reports. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-reports-and-accounts-for-central-government-departments" target="_blank">Annual Reports and Accounts for Central Government Departments - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Crown Commercial Service provides two frameworks specifically for the supply of Contingent Labour which are used by central government departments. These are:</p><p> </p><p>RM3749 - Public Sector Resourcing.</p><p><a href="https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/rm3749" target="_blank">Public Sector Resourcing - CCS (crowncommercial.gov.uk)</a> - This provides a managed service for departmental use including low supplier margins, regular pay rate benchmarking, comprehensive tracking and reporting of contingent labour assignments, full time sheeting and approvals technology and onboarding, contracting and payroll services.</p><p> </p><p>RM6160 - Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff.</p><p><a href="https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6160" target="_blank">Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff - CCS (crowncommercial.gov.uk)</a> - This provides access to a range of generalist, specialist and niche contingent labour agencies offering a wide range of suppliers, maximum margins, free transfer to permanent after 12 weeks and onboarding, contracting and payroll services.</p><p> </p><p>Use of these frameworks provides robust governance, visibility, value for money and flexibility in meeting departmental contingent labour needs.</p><p> </p><p>(b) We have interpreted your reference to agency retainer fees as the fees charged at the commencement of the provision of a search recruitment service, this is only applicable when recruiting for a permanent or fixed term post.</p> answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford answering member printed Julie Marson question first answered 08/09/2022 16:52:03 answering member 4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1490955

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the staff turnover rate in her Department was in the last 12 months; and what recent assessment she has made the potential impact of staff turnover rates on her Department's ability to deliver its services.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	40899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2022 answer text <p>Turnover is defined as the rate at which employees leave the department for reasons outside of DWP’s control (i.e. resignations, retirements, transfers, dismissals) and excludes managed exits (all types) and fixed term appointment (FTA) staff who leave at contract end. The DWP turnover rate for the last twelve months (July 2021 to June 2022) is 12.1% for all staff.</p><p> </p><p>The turnover rate has been impacted by numbers of fixed-term and temporary colleagues in the underlying workforce as we have found turnover rates for these colleagues are significantly higher than permanent staff. However, that impact is expected to reduce due to activity to stabilise our workforce.</p><p> </p><p>We have agreed, and continually review, comprehensive workforce plans across the business for the year that take into account a number of factors impacting headcount, including turnover. These plans ensure that future recruitment will maintain our headcount at the required level to meet our Strategic Objectives and continue to deliver our services to a high standard.</p> answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford answering member printed Julie Marson question first answered 15/09/2022 10:49:37 answering member 4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1491003

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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	Way to Work Scheme
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 have got jobs as a result of the Way to Work campaign as of 25 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	41004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>As of 25 July, 539,200 unemployed Universal Credit (UC) claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and 30 June 2022.</p><p /><p>This total figure is composed of our into work measure to the end of June for Universal Credit claimants (498,500) and the equivalent information for JSA claimants (40,800). Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p /><p>The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics but is provided in the interests of transparency and timeliness.</p> answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford answering member printed Julie Marson question first answered 05/09/2022 14:32:52 answering member 4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1491004

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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	Cost of Living Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Cost of Living Payments have been processed since 14 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	41005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>Since the 14<sup>th</sup> July, the government has processed around 8.4m cost of living payments, worth around £2.7 billion, to eligible claimants who are due to receive the £326 support from DWP or HMRC. There will be some cases – such as those who gained entitlement to the DWP or HMRC cost of living payment at a later date – that will be paid later.</p><p> </p><p>Over 7.2m payments have been processed by DWP and over 1.1m payments have been processed by HMRC. Numbers may not add up due to rounding.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/09/2022 10:32:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1491005

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 13 April 2022, sent again by email on 16 May, 23 May, 14 June and 13 July 2022, from the hon. Member for Glasgow East, reference DL11688.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	40919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>DWP provided a full written response to the office of David Linden MP on 20 July 2022 in relation to his constituent’s enquiry.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/09/2022 11:27:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1491006

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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	Jobseeker's Allowance and Universal Credit: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of unemployed (a) Universal Credit and (b) Job Seekers Allowance claimants who would have moved into work between 31 January and 26 June 2022 without the Way to Work campaign.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	40731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>No estimate has been made of the number of unemployed Universal Credit and Job Seeker Allowance claimants would have moved into work between January and June 2022 in the absence of the Way to Work campaign.</p> answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford answering member printed Julie Marson question first answered 05/09/2022 14:03:41 answering member 4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1491017

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Capability Assessments were carried out for people applying for Universal Credit in each of the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	40729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The volume of Work Capability Assessments (WCA) carried out in relation to Universal Credit (UC) claims between March 2021 and February 2022 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Mar 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UC WCA</p></td><td><p>44,000</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td><p>39,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Sep 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan 22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb 22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UC WCA</p></td><td><p>39,000</p></td><td><p>36,000</p></td><td><p>41,000</p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>44,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Please note</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>All volumes have been rounded to the nearest 1,000</li><li>The above data is derived from unpublished management information which is collected for internal departmental use only and has not been quality assured to Official Statistics Publication standards</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/09/2022 11:38:58 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1491028

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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	Household Support Fund: Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of the Household Support Fund has been used to help renters pay off rent arrears by (a) region and (b) local authority as on 22 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	40736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>We do not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities have discretion on how their funding is used within the scope set out in the fund guidance and the accompanying grant determination. Support with rent arrears is not the primary intent of the Household Support Fund and should not be the focus of spend.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/09/2022 11:18:36 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts