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1344613

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date	07/07/2021
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	Health and Safety: Batteries
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 review the exclusion of lithium-ion batteries for grid storage from the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	29036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 (COMAH) apply to dangerous substances as classified by the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulations 2008. Lithium-ion batteries are considered to be articles, rather than substances, and are therefore outside of the scope of the COMAH.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive considers that the current regulatory framework is sufficient and suitably robust in relation to lithium-ion batteries and battery energy storage systems.</p><p> </p><p>Of particular relevance are the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations which set minimum requirements for the protection of workers and others from fire and explosion risks; the Electricity at Work Regulations which require precautions to be taken against the risk of death or personal injury from electricity in work activities; and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations which require risks to be assessed and appropriately managed. In addition, for large scale battery storage, there are statutory requirements to notify the Fire and Rescue Service to inform their emergency response planning.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/07/2021 13:52:59 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1344614

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	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, if the Government will establish an independent inquiry into the (a) number and (b) causes of deaths of those who have died after being found fit to work following a benefits assessment in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	29001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department’s key obligation is to ensure that claimants receive the benefits that they are entitled to, in a timely manner. We have recently put in place a number of improvements to disability benefits assessments, to ensure that vulnerable customers are identified and all evidence relevant to the claim is taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to learning from cases where there is suggestion or allegation that the Department’s actions or omissions may have negatively contributed to a customer’s circumstances. We conduct internal retrospective investigations (known as Internal Process Reviews) to capture these lessons, and take them forward to inform future policy and service.</p><p> </p><p>In England and Wales (where engaged) a Coroner has responsibility for concluding the cause of death.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/07/2021 16:35:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1344615

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	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, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to reduce the number of face-to-face assessments for disabled benefits claimants.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	29002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to improving the experience of accessing health and disability benefits. The Health and Disability Green Paper is an opportunity to understand how we can best improve the health assessment system, including the frequency of reassessments, and will inform our plan for change.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/07/2021 14:12:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1344673

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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: Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms are in place to audit information provided to her Department by (a) regulatory bodies and (b) non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	29024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department oversees the governance, performance, strategy and financial arrangements of Arm’s-Length Bodies (ALBs) via several mechanisms, which are applicable to both regulatory bodies and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs).</p><p> </p><p>The relationship between an ALB and the Department is established through a framework document, in line with the Managing Public Money guidance - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money</a>: “3.8.2 The framework document (or equivalent) agreed between an ALB and its sponsor always provides for the sponsor department to exercise meaningful oversight of the ALB’s strategy and performance, pay arrangements and/or major financial transactions, e.g. by monthly returns, standard delegations and exception reporting. The sponsor department’s accounts consolidate those of its ALBs so its accounting officer must be satisfied that the consolidated accounts are accurate and not misleading”.</p><p> </p><p>A NDPB is required to submit to their sponsoring department, an annual report and audited accounts prepared in accordance with the relevant statutes and guidelines. The annual report and accounts provide the sponsoring department with information about the financial and non-financial performance of the NDPB. In addition, they will state if the NDPB has met key performance indicators as set out in their business and corporate plans. The report and accounts are laid in Parliament and, where commercially possible, made available on the NDPB’s website.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these processes, the Department runs an Annual Assurance Assessment, holds Quarterly Accountability Reviews with the bodies and attends the bodies’ Audit and Risk Committees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/07/2021 12:21:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1344694

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	National Insurance
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 is taking to help ensure that requests for National Insurance numbers are processed in an efficient and timely manner for people who have been granted a Turkish Businessperson visa.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	29073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>We recently reviewed the National Insurance number process for Turkish Businesspersons and introduced a more streamlined process for this group on 9<sup>th</sup> June 2021. The new process accepts the Biometric Residence Permit as evidence of their self-employment, removing the previous need for them to provide evidence that they were gainfully self-employed.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/07/2021 15:06:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1344716

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to review the universal credit policy that means single parents under the age of 25 claim universal credit at a lower rate than those aged 25 or over.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	29130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The rates for claimants under 25 years reflect the fact that they are more likely to live in someone else's household and have lower living costs and lower earnings expectations. It also reinforces the stronger work incentives that Universal Credit creates for this age group.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit offers excellent employment support for this age group, including the Department’s £2bn Kickstart scheme which is already creating thousands of high-quality jobs for young people.</p><p> </p><p>For claimants who live independently, Universal Credit already includes separate elements to provide support for housing costs, children and childcare costs and support for disabled people and carers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/07/2021 14:33:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1344730

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	Kickstart Scheme: Disability
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 Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 143815 on Kickstart Scheme: Disability, what progress her Department has made towards tracking the success of the Kickstart scheme among young people who have a disability or health condition; and whether her Department holds data on (a) how many and (b) what proportion of Kickstart candidates (i) are disabled and (ii) have a health condition.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	29095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-24/6284" target="_blank">6284</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/07/2021 15:59:53 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1344732

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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 she plans to provide a substantive response to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton of 23 June 2021 on Mr David Foulkes.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	29132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>A Department for Work and Pensions Complaint Resolution Manager has spoken with Mr David Foulkes on 9 July 2021 confirming his State Pension claim has been finalised and arrears issued the same day. A full response has also been provided to the Hon. Member to confirm the position.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/07/2021 13:07:21 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan