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419172

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
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	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, what the average waiting time is for an award to be agreed once an application for Access to Work has been submitted.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	10486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>In 2014/15 the numbers of 18-24s helped by Access to Work was 2460, which is an increase of 18% over the year before and the largest number helped since our records began in 2007.</p><p>Last year the government published the Young Disabled People’s Employment Portal, signposting young disabled people, their parents, carers, teachers and careers advisers to comprehensive sources of help and advice on employment support including Access to Work.</p><p>You can find more information about it here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-and-support-for-young-disabled-people-to-find-and-stay-in-work/help-and-support-for-young-disabled-people-to-find-and-stay-in-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-and-support-for-young-disabled-people-to-find-and-stay-in-work/help-and-support-for-young-disabled-people-to-find-and-stay-in-work</a></p><p>In addition, Access to Work has worked with stakeholders, including Department for Education; Further Education colleges; employment programme providers and a range of organisations who work with young disabled people, to promote Access to Work and introduce a new streamlined referral process to support young people in accessing supported internships or apprenticeships.</p><p>Official statistics for waiting times for Access to Work applications are not readily available and to provide the information requested would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 10483 10484 10485 question first answered 12/10/2015 16:48:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

386004

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
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	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, for what reason the Access to Work budget was underspent in 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	4407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>Access to Work is a demand led scheme and we intend to continue to meet that demand. The amount of money spent on it will always reflect the number and nature of successful applications.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013/14 35,560 disabled people were supported to take-up or remain in employment, an increase of 4000 from the year before, and we want to see this figure rise even further.</p><p> </p><p>When a data release is made in July then finalised customers’ numbers and the associated spend for the year 14/15 will be available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/07/2015 14:32:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349271

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	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, for what reason reference on the gov.uk website to Access to Work being provided where someone needs support or adaptations beyond the reasonable adjustments which an employer is legally obliged to provide under the Equality Act no longer makes reference to support or adaptations beyond reasonable adjustments; whether this change in wording is due to a change in policy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Access to Work pages on Gov.UK have been updated to reflect announcement of forthcoming changes to Access to Work. The statutory duty to make reasonable adjustment for disability remains. The Access to Work pages on Gov.UK contain a link to the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments-for-disabled-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments-for-disabled-workers</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The legal obligation for employers to make reasonable adjustments is not replaced by Access to Work. This has not changed. Access to Work will make a significant contribution of up to £40,800 per year to meeting individual needs above that level.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 12:00:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349280

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	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, for what reasons his Department did not consult people in receipt of Access to Work awards and their employers before deciding to introduce a limit on those awards.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Consideration was given to the requirements upon public bodies to act lawfully and fairly, to the evidence available, and to the nature and significance of the decision for affected individuals, including any mitigating factors.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 13:01:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349284

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	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, what steps he plans to take to ensure that employers make appropriate reasonable adjustments for employees before Access to Work awards are made.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Equality Act 2010 places the responsibility of providing reasonable adjustments upon employers.</p><p>Access to Work advisers are able to provide information to employers when they are considering the types of support that may be available.</p><p>The Disability Confident Campaign and Access to Work advisers promote a clear message to employers of their responsibilities to make reasonable adjustments and also that Access to Work is available as a support beyond reasonable adjustments.</p><p>This can de-risk hiring or retaining disabled workers.</p><p>Information on reasonable adjustments are linked to from Access to Work pages on gov.uk</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 13:32:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349285

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	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, if he will estimate the return on investment from Access to Work awards.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Estimating Value for Money for Access to Work is difficult – there is no readily available comparison group against which to assess the difference the programme makes to someone’s likelihood of being in work.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work covers a wide range of different types of support. Each individual case is different and it is not possible or accurate to estimate the return to the Exchequer for each case.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are considering how best to estimate the return on investment delivered by Access to Work.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 14:04:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green