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973262

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Maternity Leave: Universal Credit
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 effect of the roll-out of universal credit on women on maternity leave.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	174726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Maternity leave does not have a bearing on entitlement to UC.</p><p> </p><p>For people who are working, UC has a single taper so payments reduce at a consistent and predictable rate and they generally keep a high proportion of extra earnings.</p><p> </p><p>This applies to women on maternity leave. Some will be in receipt of UC, before, during and after their maternity leave and UC will provide a stable source of income throughout.</p><p>In addition support for child care has increased in UC from 70 per cent to 85 per cent and we will continue to pay childcare costs for an existing childcare place whilst a claimant is receiving Maternity Allowance and Statutory Maternity Pay.</p><p>No formal assessment has been made of the effect of the roll-out of Universal Credit on women on maternity leave.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/10/2018 14:08:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

926695

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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	Stress: Employment
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 tackle stress in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	154714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for work-related stress policy as the regulator for health and safety at work in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Employers have a legal duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all their employees. To do this, employers must assess the risks from workplace hazards, including work-related stress, and take all reasonably practicable steps to remove or reduce identified risks. HSE provides advice, guidance and tools (the HSE Stress Management Standards) that employers can use to meet these requirements for work-related stress.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising the high levels of work related stress in the public sector, HSE is currently supporting pilots in the education, prison and hospital sectors aimed at developing improved approaches to tackling this issue. These pilots form part of HSE’s engagement with employers, trades unions and the wider health and safety community, where HSE aims to work in partnership to reduce the number of new cases of ill health caused by work-related stress and to integrate their work into the Government’s wider agenda on supporting the mental wellbeing of the working population.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of HSE’s activity can be found at: <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/sector-health-plans.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/sector-health-plans.htm</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 26/06/2018 17:00:24 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

921859

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
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	Personal Income: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of universal credit on households' making provision for themselves through the purchase of individual income protection; and whether that effect will lead to higher levels of welfare dependency, lower levels of financial resilience, and poorer employment outcomes for people who are off work for prolonged periods of time due to injury or ill health.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	152173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>DWP has not assessed the impact of individual income protection (IIP) insurance on welfare dependence, financial resilience or employment outcomes. There are clearly established rules on the treatment of income paid to meet living costs, like IIP insurance, in a means-tested benefit system that have been established for a long time and continued in Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit helps people build better futures for themselves and their families, with people moving into work faster and staying in work longer. When Universal Credit is fully rolled out it will deliver £8bn benefits to the UK economy every year by getting more people into work and providing the right support to those who need it.</p><p> </p><p>The “Improving Lives: Work, Health and Disability Green Paper” set out details of the Department’s Personal Support Package for those with health conditions and disabilities. This broad-ranging package is made up of a number of initiatives designed to significantly improve support into employment.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the significant engagement we have had with the insurance industry and will continue to engage with them as part of our wider work to support people with disabilities to move into work.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 152174 152175 question first answered 19/06/2018 16:59:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

921860

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
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	Personal Income: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the compatibility of potential disincentives posed by universal credit to Individual Income Protection with the Government’s objectives on assisting and facilitating people‘s return to work and to improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities in line with the findings and recommendations of the review entitled Thriving at Work: a review of mental health and employers, published in October 2017, and the Government's Green Paper, Improving Lives, Cm 9342, published in October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	152174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>DWP has not assessed the impact of individual income protection (IIP) insurance on welfare dependence, financial resilience or employment outcomes. There are clearly established rules on the treatment of income paid to meet living costs, like IIP insurance, in a means-tested benefit system that have been established for a long time and continued in Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit helps people build better futures for themselves and their families, with people moving into work faster and staying in work longer. When Universal Credit is fully rolled out it will deliver £8bn benefits to the UK economy every year by getting more people into work and providing the right support to those who need it.</p><p> </p><p>The “Improving Lives: Work, Health and Disability Green Paper” set out details of the Department’s Personal Support Package for those with health conditions and disabilities. This broad-ranging package is made up of a number of initiatives designed to significantly improve support into employment.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the significant engagement we have had with the insurance industry and will continue to engage with them as part of our wider work to support people with disabilities to move into work.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 152173 152175 question first answered 19/06/2018 16:59:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

921861

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
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	Personal Income: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made on the effect of individual income protection on reducing welfare dependency and improving return to work rates.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	152175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>DWP has not assessed the impact of individual income protection (IIP) insurance on welfare dependence, financial resilience or employment outcomes. There are clearly established rules on the treatment of income paid to meet living costs, like IIP insurance, in a means-tested benefit system that have been established for a long time and continued in Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit helps people build better futures for themselves and their families, with people moving into work faster and staying in work longer. When Universal Credit is fully rolled out it will deliver £8bn benefits to the UK economy every year by getting more people into work and providing the right support to those who need it.</p><p> </p><p>The “Improving Lives: Work, Health and Disability Green Paper” set out details of the Department’s Personal Support Package for those with health conditions and disabilities. This broad-ranging package is made up of a number of initiatives designed to significantly improve support into employment.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the significant engagement we have had with the insurance industry and will continue to engage with them as part of our wider work to support people with disabilities to move into work.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 152173 152174 question first answered 19/06/2018 16:59:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

838206

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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	Prince's Trust
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 take steps to introduce the Princes Trust to young people to help them acquire employment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	127104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Jobcentre Plus already has a partnership with the Prince’s Trust which it formed in 2007. Last year, the Prince’s Trust helped almost 60,000 people and they estimate that about 30-40% of referrals were from Jobcentre Plus.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, our new programme of intensive support for 18-21 year olds was introduced in April 2017, and is being rolled-out in line with the roll-out schedule for Universal Credit Full Service. As part of this programme, claimants are referred to tailored support drawn from a wide menu of locally available provision, which includes Prince’s Trust programmes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/02/2018 14:52:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

793054

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department offers for people in the work-place who have suffered a bereavement; and if he will make a statement..
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Bereavement Support Payment provides short-term financial support to people of working age whose deceased spouse or civil partner had paid sufficient National Insurance contributions. It focuses support on the 18 month period after the death of a spouse or civil partner in order to help with the immediate costs of bereavement.</p><p> </p><p>Bereavement Support Payment consists of an initial payment and up to 18 monthly instalments payable to the surviving spouse or civil partner. Recipients with children can receive an initial payment of £3,500 and monthly payments of £350, whilst those without can receive an initial payment of £2,500 and monthly instalments of £100. It is not taxable and is paid on top of any income-related benefits the household receives thus not disadvantaging low income families. It can be paid regardless of whether the surviving spouse or civil partner is in work.</p><p> </p><p>Those in receipt of a means-tested benefit or tax credits may qualify for a Funeral Expenses Payment if they are responsible for arranging a funeral. Funeral Expenses Payments provide help towards the cost of a simple respectful funeral. They cover specified necessary costs, for example burial or cremation fees, plus a contribution of up to £700 towards other costs such as funeral directors fees.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/11/2017 16:53:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

733074

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Sick Pay: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of false claims for sickness absence.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Sickness absence policies are a matter for employers. However, the Government supports employers in managing sickness absence through Fit for Work, which provides an occupational health assessment for those suffering from long term sickness absence; and general health and work advice to employees, employers and GPs. It is free to use for all.</p><p> </p><p>Where an employee may be eligible for statutory sick pay when on sick leave, the employer has responsibility for determining whether they accept that their employee is incapable of work. Guidance is available at https://www.gov.uk/employers-sick-pay/overview</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/07/2017 10:11:45 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

692656

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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	Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to help people with long-term illness return to work.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to building a society that works for everyone, where success in life is no longer defined by birth or circumstance. A disability or health condition should not dictate the path a person is able to take in life – or in the workplace. What should count is a person’s talents and their determination and aspiration to succeed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government offers a wide suite of programmes and initiatives to support disabled people and people with a long term health condition to enter and return to work, including the Work Programme, Work Choice and Specialist Employability Support, which all provide specialist support for long-term unemployed people and disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>We also already provide support to employers to help them recruit and retain disabled people and people with health conditions: for example, the Disability Confident campaign, the Access to Work scheme and the Fit for Work service. But we recognise more can be done to further drive and support employer action.</p><p> </p><p>But we know there is still more to be done to ensure that we have a system that works for everyone and is better tailored to the needs of the individual. This is why the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health published ‘Improving Lives – the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’ in October 2016, which sets out the Government’s proposals for improving work and health outcomes for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>We held a public consultation on all proposals set out in the Green Paper between 31st October and 17th February, during which time we met with and heard from a wide range of stakeholders. We are now carefully evaluating all that we heard in this period as we consider next steps.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/03/2017 15:49:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

692069

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance his Department provides to people over 55 to help them prepare for retirement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The government provides free, impartial guidance, for people aged 50 and over, through Pension Wise, to help them make informed and confident decisions about how they use their defined contribution pension savings in retirement. It is available online, via the telephone and face to face.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 23/02/2017 16:31:30 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon