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1418672

registered interest
date	01/02/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that communication between the Crown Prosecution Service and the police is as swift as possible.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	116034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The effective communication and progression of cases between investigators and prosecutors is vital to secure swift and effective outcomes for victims and witnesses. Improvement in this area is a priority for the police and CPS at both a national and local level.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2021, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and College of Policing published a joint National Case Progression Commitment, which provided an in-depth analysis of the barriers to effective case progression; and sets out their commitment to taking action to drive improvement.</p><p> </p><p>This work is overseen at a national level by a Joint Operational Improvement Board (JOIB), which is co-chaired by the Director of Public Prosecutions and the NPCC’s lead for criminal justice, Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave. The Attorney General and I regularly meet with the Director of Public Prosecutions to discuss progress.</p><p> </p><p>At a local level, the recent introduction of Joint Operational Improvement Meetings has fundamentally changed how issues are identified and addressed. These meetings create a forum to better improve direct communication between the CPS and the police and enhance early collaboration to resolve issues. They also provide an opportunity for CPS Areas and police forces to improve casework performance, through strong working relationships and practises.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 04/02/2022 12:04:32 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1417752

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	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, how many (a) applications and (b) successful applications were made to the Access To Work scheme in each year since 2010-11 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	113823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The information requested on number of applications received is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Access to Work statistical release includes how many applications results in provision being approved from 2007/08 to 2019/20. Please see Table 1 of the Access to Work statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Access to Work statistical release can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2021" target="_blank">Access to Work statistics: April 2007 to March 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/02/2022 17:40:18 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1417753

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	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, how many (a) applications and (b) successful applications there were to the Access To Work Mental Health Support Service scheme in each year since 2010-11 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	113824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The information requested on number of applications received is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Access to Work statistical release includes how many applications results in provision being approved broken down by element type from 2007/08 to 2019/20. Please see Table 2 of the Access to Work statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Access to Work statistical release can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2021" target="_blank">Access to Work statistics: April 2007 to March 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/02/2022 17:38:16 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1417754

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	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, how many (a) small employers, (b) medium sized employers and (c) large employers were required to pay some of the costs of elements implemented under the Access To Work scheme in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20 and (iii) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	113825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The information requested on how many employers were required to pay some of the Access to Work element costs by employer size is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/02/2022 17:43:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1417755

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	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, how many recipients of Access To Work scheme funding were subject to the scheme’s overall cap in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	113826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The information requested on how many people were subject to the Access to Work cap is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/02/2022 17:40:50 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1417756

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	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, how much her Department spent on (a) assessments and (b) elements under the Access To Work scheme in each year since 2010-11 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	113827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The yearly expenditure for assessments and elements, for the period 2009/10-2021/21 inclusive, is available in Table 11 and Table 11a of the Access to Work Statistic publications</p><p> </p><p>The latest Access to Work official statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2021" target="_blank">Access to Work statistics: April 2007 to March 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><strong><br> Access to Work expenditure on assessments and elements for the period 2010/11 to 2020/21 inclusive, in real terms.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Assessments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Elements</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,274,000</p></td><td><p>£127,562,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,798,000</p></td><td><p>£110,694,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,201,000</p></td><td><p>£111,751,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,428,000</p></td><td><p>£124,528,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,361,000</p></td><td><p>£110,064,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,160,000</p></td><td><p>£108,748,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,702,000</p></td><td><p>£113,749,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,899,000</p></td><td><p>£119,368,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,403,000</p></td><td><p>£136,952,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,451,000</p></td><td><p>£146,186,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,669,000</p></td><td><p>£106,624,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Access to Work expenditure on assessments and elements for the period 2010/11 to 2020/21 inclusive, in nominal terms.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Assessments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Elements</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,018,000</p></td><td><p>£102,034,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,084,000</p></td><td><p>£89,884,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,652,000</p></td><td><p>£92,597,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,892,000</p></td><td><p>£105,045,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,875,000</p></td><td><p>£94,125,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,725,000</p></td><td><p>£93,758,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,271,000</p></td><td><p>£100,497,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,506,000</p></td><td><p>£107,318,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,131,000</p></td><td><p>£125,989,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,187,000</p></td><td><p>£137,514,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,669,000</p></td><td><p>£106,624,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Please note the following points on the figures provided:</p><ul><li>Due to the Access to Work digital transformation programme and the move to a new administrative system, we cannot say how many people had an approval or received a payment for Communication Support for Interviews (CSI) in 2020/21. Access to Work continued to provide Communication Support for Interviews to individuals throughout this period.</li><li>The expenditure data in these statistics covers payments directly to individuals and empIoyers, as well as to assessment providers and the Mental Health Support Service. The expenditure data in these statistics does not include DWP’s staffing and operational costs relating to Access to Work.</li><li>Expenditure statistics on Assessments, Communication Support for Interviews and Mental Health Support Service in 2020/21 have been derived directly from SOP. The remaining expenditure statistics in this publication have been derived from DiSC to provide granularity but have been reweighted so that total expenditure is consistent with the Department’s accounts.</li><li>Real terms expenditure (where actual spending has been adjusted to remove the effects of general price level changes (inflation) over time using price levels from a base year) has been calculated using the GDP deflators published by HM Treasury. Real terms figures provide a more meaningful measurement of change over time.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/02/2022 17:44:44 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1417757

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	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, how many calls the Access To Work helpline received in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	113828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Access to Work helpline received the following volume of calls in the periods in question:</p><p> </p><ol><li>April 2018 – March 2019 – <strong>98,500</strong></li><li>April 2019 – March 2020 – <strong>113,000</strong></li><li>April 2020 – March 2021 – <strong>79,700 </strong></li></ol><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/02/2022 17:42:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1417758

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	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 her Department is taking to promote awareness of the Access To Work scheme to people eligible to apply.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	113829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>Over the past 18 months, a considerable amount of work has been undertaken to increase the awareness and take up of the Access to Work Scheme.</p><p>Access to Work have delivered in-depth upskilling sessions to a wide variety of internal colleagues, including Work Coaches, Disability Employment Advisers and Employer Advisers. Externally we have also worked with a range of organisations, employers and customer representative groups, providing awareness of Access to Work. We will continue to do this throughout 2022, focusing activities in the areas of the country with the largest disability employment gap.</p><p>We frequently promote Access to Work through the Department’s social media channels and have introduced specific Access to Work pages on the JobHelp website (to maximise reach via our Jobhelp TV campaign), and on gov.uk. In addition, we are continuing to promote Access to Work to employers as part of the Disability Confident scheme.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/02/2022 17:52:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1416792

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Delivery Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 7 July 2020 to Question 65974 on Motor Vehicles: Delivery Services, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with representatives of food delivery companies on the use of motorcycle and moped-based delivery drivers, including inappropriate use of (a) cycle paths, (b) barriers and (c) cycle boxes at road junctions intended for use by cyclists only.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	112687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department has not had any discussions with food delivery companies on the use of motorcycle and moped-based delivery drivers.</p><p> </p><p>Employers have a duty to manage the risks of their work activities, and employees have a responsibility to drive safely and with consideration towards other road users. Motorcycle and moped riders, like other road users, are required to comply with road traffic law and may be fined, given penalty points on their licence or disqualified from driving if they disobey the legal requirements. If they do not adopt a responsible attitude or if their use of the highway creates an unsafe environment or causes nuisance, they may be committing a number of offences.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 31/01/2022 12:54:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1416907

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Gender Based Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's assessment is of the extent and effectiveness of existing programmes aiming to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) within schools and colleges in England, for each category of action (a) interventions that seek to transform gender norms to prevent VAWG, (b) healthy relationships education and bystander skills for both children and adolescents, (c) applied, participatory theatre projects concerning VAWG, (d) interventions designed to promote empowerment through self-defence and coaching for young women and (e) training of education professionals around the identification of potential victims of VAWG and their referral to other agencies.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	112688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>Schools and colleges have a critical role to play in protecting children and keeping them safe.</p><p>The subjects of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) are now a statutory part of the curriculum. They include teaching pupils what healthy relationships look like, and the concepts of, and laws relating to, all forms of abuse. The RSHE statutory guidance also advises schools to be alive to issues such as sexism, misogyny, homophobia, and gender stereotypes, and to take positive action to tackle these issues. The guidance is available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a>.</p><p>As with other aspects of the curriculum, schools have flexibility over how they deliver these subjects, so they can develop an integrated approach that is sensitive to the needs and backgrounds of their pupils. The department has provided advice on choosing resources and working with external agencies in the non-statutory implementation guidance here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/plan-your-relationships-sex-and-health-curriculum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/plan-your-relationships-sex-and-health-curriculum</a>.</p><p>Following the Ofsted review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges, the department is strengthening support for designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) so they can confidently identify and address sexual abuse and harassment. This includes funding What Works for Children’s Social Care to trial supervision and training for DSLs in schools with a particular focus on supporting them to respond to sexual abuse issues in schools, working with the Centre for Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse. This also includes incorporating resources on child sexual abuse into the online resource hub for DSLs, which will launch in summer 2022.</p><p>Further education providers are expected to provide personal and social development for their learners and will be judged by Ofsted on how they deliver this. Key criteria for the assessment include developing confidence and resilience, understanding how to keep mentally and physically healthy and developing an age-appropriate understanding of healthy relationships through appropriate relationships and sex education. The department does not specify how colleges should achieve this.</p><p>The statutory safeguarding guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' is very clear that all staff in schools and colleges should be aware of indicators of any form of abuse and or neglect, and what they should do if they have any concerns about a child being abused.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/02/2022 13:27:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds