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1312389

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Employment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve employment rates of young people from (a) Black and (b) Asian backgrounds and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	188047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling up and uniting the country, including by improving the employment outcomes of people from ethnic minority backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has implemented the DWP Youth Offer for all 18 to 24 year olds making a claim for Universal Credit and who are in the intensive work search group. The Youth Offer includes Youth Hubs which are co-located and co-delivered with our network of external partners and Youth Employability Coaches who are flexibly supporting young people with significant complex needs and barriers to help them move into employment, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds as needed. We also have a range of support through our Plan for Jobs Programme, which includes the Kickstart Scheme that is providing funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.</p><p> </p><p>We have a national programme of mentoring circles, involving employers offering specialised support to unemployed, young ethnic minority jobseekers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also considering the recommendations on how to increase opportunity and ensure fairness for all made in the recent independent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/04/2021 08:36:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1312442

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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: Coronavirus
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 letter of 24 March 2021 from the Minister for Disabled People to the Work and Pensions Committee, how many claimants her Department has identified as being ineligible for a remote Work Capability Assessment in each month since the suspension of face-to-face assessments on 16 March 2020 in response to the covid-19 outbreak; and how many of those claimants so identified her Department has now assessed.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	188048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We have interpreted your question to mean how many claimants have been identified as not suitable for a telephone Work Capability Assessment (WCA) in each month since the 16 March 2020; and how many of those claimants have now been assessed.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Initial guidance for those identified as not suitable for telephone assessments has evolved since WCA telephone assessments were introduced in May 2020. In addition, further case reviews, changes of circumstance or further medical information for example, may lead to a change in advice over whether a telephone assessment is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>DWP continues to work with Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA), to minimise the number of people identified as not suitable for a telephone assessment and we are currently exploring alternative ways of conducting health assessments. For example, we continue to complete paper based assessments and make recommendations based on the written evidence available where possible and have introduced some video assessments where appropriate. We are planning to resume face to face WCAs next month for those who we are unable to fully assess by other channels.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/04/2021 08:36:50 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1312070

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what fire safety assessments have been carried out on the use of (a) Celotex RS5000 insulation and (b) Kingspan K15 insulation for buildings (i) above and (ii) below 18 metres in height.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	187125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government published in January 2020 a consolidated advice note providing information to building owners on the actions they should be taking immediately to address the risk of fire spread from external wall systems including insulation and balconies. The consolidated advice note is available at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F869532%2FBuilding_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBSP_PQ%40communities.gov.uk%7Cb956a57bb1824c2dcfe008d90a1face3%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637551953420606739%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=wZs8C9lbT7Y6Tbg%2B3upaYxGIi8%2BIZIVATvzSOxjHdSE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/869532/Building_safety_advice_for_building_owners_including_fire_doors_January_2020.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/04/2021 08:19:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1312071

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of buildings completed in England and Wales since 14 June 2017 that include (a) Celotex RS5000 insulation and (b) Kingspan K15 insulation.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	187126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government banned the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings in 2018. The ban was introduced to remove any uncertainty for building developers, designers, contractors and suppliers as to what materials are classified for use in the external walls of buildings. <br> <br> The ban limits materials that can be used to those achieving the two highest classifications. We expect all cladding materials to have been subject to the relevant safety checks and approved before the material can be used on a building. We do not currently hold estimates of the number of buildings completed in England and Wales that include Celotex RS5000 insulation and Kingspan K15.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/04/2021 08:20:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1312079

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dementia: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2021 to Questions 180914 and 180915 on Dementia: Prescription Drugs, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of people on the Dementia Register who have been issued with an anti-psychotic drug prescription since March 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	187127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/04/2021 08:05:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1309425

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Schools: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of families in temporary accommodation in London who have to travel over an hour each way to their children’s schools.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	181179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN178728 on 19 April.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 20/04/2021 13:49:51 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1308924

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dementia: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the number of doses of anti-psychotic medication prescribed for people with dementia has increased during the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	180914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes monthly data on the prescribing of anti-psychotic medication for people diagnosed with dementia. The number of people with a diagnosis of dementia that also had a prescription for an anti-psychotic medication was 42,942 in February 2021 or 10% of those on the Dementia Register. The trend has been stable over the last 12 months. The data does not include information on the level of doses of the medication prescribed.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement continue to monitor the NHS Digital data and take steps to understand the patterns in prescribing and potential reasons for trends being seen.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 180915 question first answered 22/04/2021 09:28:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 97245 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1308925

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dementia: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the changes in the level of anti-psychotic medication prescriptions in dementia care in recent periods of covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	180915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes monthly data on the prescribing of anti-psychotic medication for people diagnosed with dementia. The number of people with a diagnosis of dementia that also had a prescription for an anti-psychotic medication was 42,942 in February 2021 or 10% of those on the Dementia Register. The trend has been stable over the last 12 months. The data does not include information on the level of doses of the medication prescribed.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement continue to monitor the NHS Digital data and take steps to understand the patterns in prescribing and potential reasons for trends being seen.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 180914 question first answered 22/04/2021 09:28:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 97216 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1308267

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Housing: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the public health impact of household overcrowding during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	914212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has continuously monitored emerging evidence to understand the effect of household overcrowding on public health. The Government has carefully considered robust advice from medical advisers and the scientific community to ensure we are taking the right action at the right time. We have published a range of guidance to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission, including for those living in overcrowded housing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 13/04/2021 15:17:52 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1308026

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date university students will be able to return to their campus and resume face-to-face teaching.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	178770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>Following the review into when the remaining higher education students can return to in-person teaching and learning, the government has announced that the remaining students should return to in-person teaching no earlier than 17 May 2021, alongside Step 3 of the roadmap. Students and institutions will be given at least a week’s notice of any further return in accordance with the timing of Step 3 of the roadmap.</p><p>The government roadmap is designed to maintain a cautious approach to the easing of restrictions to reduce public health risks and ensure that we can maintain progress towards full reopening. However, the government recognises the difficulties and disruption that this may cause for many students and their families and that is why the government is making a further £15 million of additional student hardship funding available for this academic year 2020/21. In total we have made an additional £85 million of funding available for student hardship.</p><p>We are supporting universities to provide regular twice weekly asymptomatic testing for all students and staff on-site and, from May, at home. This will help break chains of transmission of the virus.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 178750 178915 178963 179000 179023 179029 179035 179053 179054 179055 179076 179112 179212 179213 179214 179286 179292 179310 179410 179474 179493 179536 179565 179622 179636 179659 179660 179716 180462 question first answered 15/04/2021 16:14:55 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms