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1455425
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-29more like thismore than 2022-03-29
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Public Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department's distributional analysis accompanying the Spring Statement 2022 combined all tax, welfare and public service spending decisions since the Spending Round 2019; and what plans his Department has to publish a separate distributional analysis for each fiscal event during that period. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 149356 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-06more like thismore than 2022-04-06
answer text <p>At each fiscal event HM Treasury has regularly published distributional analysis of the impact of tax, welfare and spending decisions on households.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of the government’s distributional analysis is to present a comprehensive picture of the net effect of tax or welfare changes on household incomes, as well as the impact of public spending decisions, in the round. As each policy decision will have a different effect on households, presenting the total impact over a relatively long time period provides a more robust, comprehensive and stable approach than looking at every policy individually.</p><p> </p><p>Distributional analysis published at Spring Statement 2022 shows that in 2024-25, the tax, welfare and spending decisions made since Spending Round 2019 (SR19) will have benefitted the poorest households most (as a percentage of income). The impact of government policy since SR19 on the bottom four deciles is expected to be worth more than £1,000 a year, while there will have been a net benefit on average for the poorest 80% of households.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland more like this
answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-06T10:22:22.043Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-06T10:22:22.043Z
answering member
4655
label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke more like this
tabling member
4657
label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds remove filter
1454834
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-28more like thismore than 2022-03-28
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Agency Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average (a) cost per hour and (b) signing bonus is of agency-provided teaching staff in (i) Oxford, (ii) Oxfordshire, (iii) South East and (iv) England. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 148349 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-01more like thismore than 2022-04-01
answer text <p>School leaders are best placed to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of their pupils. Headteachers have the freedom to contract supply staff to suit them, the school, and its pupils. Schools can contract supply staff in a variety of ways, including through supply agencies and the rate of pay depends on who employs a supply teacher. State maintained schools or local authorities who directly employ supply teachers must pay in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers laid down in the ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document. If a supply teacher is employed by a non-maintained school, a multi academy trust (MAT) or agency, the 'employer' can set the rates of pay and conditions of supply. Agency Worker Regulations provides that all workers on assignments that exceed 12 weeks are paid on equal terms as permanent staff after the 12th week.</p><p>Agency-provided staff are subject to the same legal requirements as permanent staff employed at the school. For teaching staff this includes having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In deploying staff, headteachers should be satisfied that the person has the appropriate skills, expertise, and experience to carry out the work. This includes ensuring that safe ratios are met, and specific training undertaken for any interventions or care for pupils with complex needs where specific training or specific ratios are required.</p><p>Supply agencies are private businesses and are not required to report data to the government.</p><p>Information on expenditure by schools on agency supply staff is published in the annual LA and school expenditure statistic which can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>This includes data for local authority-maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year. School level data is also published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website which can be accessed here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>. This includes data for local authority maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year and academies in the 2019/20 financial year.</p><p>Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education pupils are receiving, and their safeguarding. Where a school is judged Inadequate by Ofsted, the department may intervene to ensure that the school can benefit from the support of a strong trust. As announced in the Schools White Paper, the department is currently consulting on plans to support schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgements below Good to join strong trusts.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the department launched the agency supply deal, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>​The deal supports schools to get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary school staff. Supply agencies that sign up to the deal agree to certain standards, including the elimination of ‘temp-to-perm’ or ‘finders fees’, where a supply teachers has been in post for 12 weeks.</p><p>We are reviewing that framework, and have consulted interested parties, including schools, agencies, and trade unions.</p>
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
grouped question UIN
148350 more like this
148351 more like this
148353 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-01T12:36:43.71Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-01T12:36:43.71Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
4657
label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds remove filter
1454836
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-28more like thismore than 2022-03-28
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Agency Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what qualifications are required of agency-provided staff in schools in (a) Oxford, (b) Oxfordshire, (c) South East and (d) England. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 148350 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-01more like thismore than 2022-04-01
answer text <p>School leaders are best placed to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of their pupils. Headteachers have the freedom to contract supply staff to suit them, the school, and its pupils. Schools can contract supply staff in a variety of ways, including through supply agencies and the rate of pay depends on who employs a supply teacher. State maintained schools or local authorities who directly employ supply teachers must pay in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers laid down in the ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document. If a supply teacher is employed by a non-maintained school, a multi academy trust (MAT) or agency, the 'employer' can set the rates of pay and conditions of supply. Agency Worker Regulations provides that all workers on assignments that exceed 12 weeks are paid on equal terms as permanent staff after the 12th week.</p><p>Agency-provided staff are subject to the same legal requirements as permanent staff employed at the school. For teaching staff this includes having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In deploying staff, headteachers should be satisfied that the person has the appropriate skills, expertise, and experience to carry out the work. This includes ensuring that safe ratios are met, and specific training undertaken for any interventions or care for pupils with complex needs where specific training or specific ratios are required.</p><p>Supply agencies are private businesses and are not required to report data to the government.</p><p>Information on expenditure by schools on agency supply staff is published in the annual LA and school expenditure statistic which can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>This includes data for local authority-maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year. School level data is also published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website which can be accessed here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>. This includes data for local authority maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year and academies in the 2019/20 financial year.</p><p>Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education pupils are receiving, and their safeguarding. Where a school is judged Inadequate by Ofsted, the department may intervene to ensure that the school can benefit from the support of a strong trust. As announced in the Schools White Paper, the department is currently consulting on plans to support schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgements below Good to join strong trusts.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the department launched the agency supply deal, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>​The deal supports schools to get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary school staff. Supply agencies that sign up to the deal agree to certain standards, including the elimination of ‘temp-to-perm’ or ‘finders fees’, where a supply teachers has been in post for 12 weeks.</p><p>We are reviewing that framework, and have consulted interested parties, including schools, agencies, and trade unions.</p>
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
grouped question UIN
148349 more like this
148351 more like this
148353 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-01T12:36:43.767Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-01T12:36:43.767Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
4657
label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds remove filter
1454837
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-28more like thismore than 2022-03-28
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Agency Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of low Ofsted ratings on levels of schools’ reliance on agency-provided staff. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 148351 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-01more like thismore than 2022-04-01
answer text <p>School leaders are best placed to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of their pupils. Headteachers have the freedom to contract supply staff to suit them, the school, and its pupils. Schools can contract supply staff in a variety of ways, including through supply agencies and the rate of pay depends on who employs a supply teacher. State maintained schools or local authorities who directly employ supply teachers must pay in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers laid down in the ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document. If a supply teacher is employed by a non-maintained school, a multi academy trust (MAT) or agency, the 'employer' can set the rates of pay and conditions of supply. Agency Worker Regulations provides that all workers on assignments that exceed 12 weeks are paid on equal terms as permanent staff after the 12th week.</p><p>Agency-provided staff are subject to the same legal requirements as permanent staff employed at the school. For teaching staff this includes having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In deploying staff, headteachers should be satisfied that the person has the appropriate skills, expertise, and experience to carry out the work. This includes ensuring that safe ratios are met, and specific training undertaken for any interventions or care for pupils with complex needs where specific training or specific ratios are required.</p><p>Supply agencies are private businesses and are not required to report data to the government.</p><p>Information on expenditure by schools on agency supply staff is published in the annual LA and school expenditure statistic which can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>This includes data for local authority-maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year. School level data is also published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website which can be accessed here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>. This includes data for local authority maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year and academies in the 2019/20 financial year.</p><p>Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education pupils are receiving, and their safeguarding. Where a school is judged Inadequate by Ofsted, the department may intervene to ensure that the school can benefit from the support of a strong trust. As announced in the Schools White Paper, the department is currently consulting on plans to support schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgements below Good to join strong trusts.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the department launched the agency supply deal, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>​The deal supports schools to get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary school staff. Supply agencies that sign up to the deal agree to certain standards, including the elimination of ‘temp-to-perm’ or ‘finders fees’, where a supply teachers has been in post for 12 weeks.</p><p>We are reviewing that framework, and have consulted interested parties, including schools, agencies, and trade unions.</p>
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
grouped question UIN
148349 more like this
148350 more like this
148353 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-01T12:36:43.837Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-01T12:36:43.837Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
4657
label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds remove filter
1454838
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-28more like thismore than 2022-03-28
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Supply Teachers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of agencies which provide supply teachers to schools in the UK are assessed as being regulated by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 148352 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-05more like thismore than 2022-04-05
answer text <p>All employment businesses based in Great Britain are regulated by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, part of BEIS, under the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations 2003 (both as amended). Employment Business based in Northern Ireland are regulated by the Employment Agency Inspectorate, under The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (as amended).</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam more like this
answering member printed Paul Scully more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-05T14:58:19.54Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-05T14:58:19.54Z
answering member
4414
label Biography information for Paul Scully more like this
tabling member
4657
label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds remove filter
1454839
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-28more like thismore than 2022-03-28
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Schools: Agency Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the Government's arrangement with the Crown Commercial Service on levels of (a) fees transparency in teaching staff agencies and (b) agency-supplied staff fees. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 148353 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-01more like thismore than 2022-04-01
answer text <p>School leaders are best placed to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of their pupils. Headteachers have the freedom to contract supply staff to suit them, the school, and its pupils. Schools can contract supply staff in a variety of ways, including through supply agencies and the rate of pay depends on who employs a supply teacher. State maintained schools or local authorities who directly employ supply teachers must pay in accordance with the statutory arrangements for teachers laid down in the ‘School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions’ document. If a supply teacher is employed by a non-maintained school, a multi academy trust (MAT) or agency, the 'employer' can set the rates of pay and conditions of supply. Agency Worker Regulations provides that all workers on assignments that exceed 12 weeks are paid on equal terms as permanent staff after the 12th week.</p><p>Agency-provided staff are subject to the same legal requirements as permanent staff employed at the school. For teaching staff this includes having Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). In deploying staff, headteachers should be satisfied that the person has the appropriate skills, expertise, and experience to carry out the work. This includes ensuring that safe ratios are met, and specific training undertaken for any interventions or care for pupils with complex needs where specific training or specific ratios are required.</p><p>Supply agencies are private businesses and are not required to report data to the government.</p><p>Information on expenditure by schools on agency supply staff is published in the annual LA and school expenditure statistic which can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>This includes data for local authority-maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year. School level data is also published on the Schools Financial Benchmarking website which can be accessed here: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/</a>. This includes data for local authority maintained schools in the 2020/21 financial year and academies in the 2019/20 financial year.</p><p>Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education pupils are receiving, and their safeguarding. Where a school is judged Inadequate by Ofsted, the department may intervene to ensure that the school can benefit from the support of a strong trust. As announced in the Schools White Paper, the department is currently consulting on plans to support schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgements below Good to join strong trusts.</p><p>In August 2018, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, the department launched the agency supply deal, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/deal-for-schools-hiring-supply-teachers-and-agency-workers</a>.</p><p>​The deal supports schools to get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers and other temporary school staff. Supply agencies that sign up to the deal agree to certain standards, including the elimination of ‘temp-to-perm’ or ‘finders fees’, where a supply teachers has been in post for 12 weeks.</p><p>We are reviewing that framework, and have consulted interested parties, including schools, agencies, and trade unions.</p>
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
grouped question UIN
148349 more like this
148350 more like this
148351 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-01T12:36:43.89Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-01T12:36:43.89Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
4657
label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds remove filter
1453565
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-23more like thismore than 2022-03-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the cap for the childcare element of universal credit reflects rising costs of childcare. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 145971 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-04more like thismore than 2022-04-04
answer text <p>We know that for some UC claimants’, the cost of childcare makes it more difficult to enter work. To support parents to start work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month regardless of the number of hours they work. This is higher than under tax credits, which reimbursed up to 70%.</p><p> </p><p>This is up to the maximum amount of £646.35 per month for one child and £1,108.04 per month for two or more children. For families with two children, this could be worth up to £13,000 a year. Currently we do not have any plans to increase the childcare caps but continue to keep the policy under review.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where people need to pay for childcare upfront, prior to starting work, Work Coaches can use the Flexible Support Fund for eligible claimants to meet these costs until their first wage is received.</p><p> </p><p>The UC childcare policy aligns with the wider government childcare offer in England and there are similar funded early learning offers in devolved nations. The free childcare offer provides 15 hours a week of free childcare in England for all 3 and 4 year olds and disadvantaged 2 year olds, doubling for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds to 30 hours a week.</p><p> </p><p>The UC childcare element can be used to top up a claimant’s eligible free childcare hours if more hours are worked and childcare required.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-04T15:23:28.317Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-04T15:23:28.317Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4657
label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds remove filter
1453567
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-23more like thismore than 2022-03-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Flexible Support Fund: Parents more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Work Coaches are routinely offering Flexible Support Fund payments to help parents who may face challenges in meeting all or part of the upfront costs of their childcare. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 145972 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-01more like thismore than 2022-04-01
answer text <p>The Department is fully committed to supporting parents moving into work. In Universal Credit, childcare costs can be claimed up to a month before starting a job. Eligible Universal Credit claimants can claim back up to 85 per cent of eligible childcare costs each month, up to the maximum amount of £646.35 per month for one child and £1,108.04 per month for two or more children, regardless of the number of hours they work.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where people need to pay for childcare upfront, prior to starting work, Work Coaches may be able to use the Flexible Support Fund for eligible claimants to meet these costs until their first wage is received. Budgeting advances are also available to eligible claimants who require help with upfront costs, for example when altering hours worked or changing childcare providers.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-01T13:36:39.947Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-01T13:36:39.947Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4657
label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds remove filter
1453570
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-23more like thismore than 2022-03-23
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Flexible Support Fund: Lone Parents more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Flexible Support Fund payments are offered to single parents for the purposes of enabling them to meet the new job-seeking requirements in the Way to Work campaign. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 145973 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-01more like thismore than 2022-04-01
answer text <p>Way to Work is a campaign to move job-ready claimants into work faster and fill vacancies more quickly. We are supporting jobseekers by providing new claimants with more time with their Work Coaches. Individual circumstances, such as childcare arrangements, are always taken into account and agreed with the claimants as part of the Claimant Commitment meeting. At that stage, Work Coaches will agree with the claimant what they are able to do with respect to finding and having a job as well as discussing eligibility for support through the Flexible Support Fund (FSF) and how this might suit their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The FSF is a non-recoverable discretionary fund that Jobcentre staff can use to purchase goods or services to supplement mainstream services and tailor support to the needs of individuals and the local area. Work Coaches have flexibility and discretion to make awards that will enhance the employment prospects of eligible claimants with whom they are engaged. A key element of Flexible Support Fund is giving Work Coaches a means by which they can support claimants move into work, such as paying for upfront childcare costs, travel costs to interviews and for clothing, tools and equipment needed to start work.</p><p> </p><p>No changes to the FSF or the policy around have been made as a result of the Way to Work Campaign.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-01T13:41:26.813Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-01T13:41:26.813Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4657
label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds remove filter
1453255
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-22more like thismore than 2022-03-22
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Conversion Therapy more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department has taken during the consultation on Banning conversions therapy to close the gap in available data on the impact of conversion therapies on (a) women and (b) people from ethnic minority groups. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford East more like this
tabling member printed
Anneliese Dodds more like this
uin 145021 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-03-28more like thismore than 2022-03-28
answer text <p>Findings from the National LGBT Survey 2017, which had responses from over 108,000 LGBT people in the UK, found that men were generally slightly more likely to have undergone or been offered conversion therapy (8%) than women (6%). Black/African/Caribbean/black British (13%) and Asian/Asian British (14%) respondents, and respondents belonging to an ‘other’ ethnic group (15%), were more likely than white (7%) respondents to have undergone or been offered conversion therapy.</p><p>Our consultation on banning conversion therapy, which closed on 4 February, collected data on the sex and ethnicity of respondents, along with other demographics. This data will be considered as part of our analysis of consultation results. We have no current plans to undertake any additional research however, alongside the consultation, officials and Ministers continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure all perspectives are heard.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green more like this
answering member printed Mike Freer more like this
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less than 2022-03-28T07:38:58.357Zmore like thismore than 2022-03-28T07:38:58.357Z
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label Biography information for Mike Freer more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds remove filter