Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether offshore employees raised concerns relating to offshore employment to (a) HSE and (b) her Department in the first six months of 2022.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Health and Safety Executive received a total of 11 concerns from employees at offshore sites in the first six months of 2022.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hydrocarbon releases were reported to HSE in the first six months of 2022.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
34 hydrocarbon releases were reported to the Health and Safety Executive in the first six months of 2022.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the regulatory framework for renewable energy generation for (a) onshore and (b) offshore health & safety regimes.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has established a Net Zero Hub dedicated to reviewing the measures in place for effective regulation of Net Zero technologies. The Hub comprises Senior Managers, Policy Advisors, Operational Staff and Scientists and is underpinned by full governance arrangements including authorisation at HSE Board level.
As part of this, the suitability of existing legislation for both on and offshore wind industries will be considered.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current agreed capacity of the Wind and Marine Energy Team is within HSE’s Energy division; and how many of these roles are filled as of November 2022.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
To date, the Wind and Marine Energy Team (WMET) at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) consists of an Operations Manager, a Team Leader and three HM Inspectors. This was the position in 2018. However, WMET is also supported by five Visiting Officers and Specialist HM Inspectors from across HSE.
HSE has recently recruited an additional HM Inspector into the WMET, who will be in post from next month, along with a new trainee HM Inspector, who will complete their training over the next two years.
HSE keeps the capacity of WMET under regular review to ensure it continues to meet the regulatory requirements of the sector.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the HSE has plans to increase the agreed capacity of the Wind and Marine Energy Team within HSE’s Energy division.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
To date, the Wind and Marine Energy Team (WMET) at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) consists of an Operations Manager, a Team Leader and three HM Inspectors. This was the position in 2018. However, WMET is also supported by five Visiting Officers and Specialist HM Inspectors from across HSE.
HSE has recently recruited an additional HM Inspector into the WMET, who will be in post from next month, along with a new trainee HM Inspector, who will complete their training over the next two years.
HSE keeps the capacity of WMET under regular review to ensure it continues to meet the regulatory requirements of the sector.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the agreed capacity of the Wind and Marine Energy Team within HSE’s Energy division was in 2018.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
To date, the Wind and Marine Energy Team (WMET) at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) consists of an Operations Manager, a Team Leader and three HM Inspectors. This was the position in 2018. However, WMET is also supported by five Visiting Officers and Specialist HM Inspectors from across HSE.
HSE has recently recruited an additional HM Inspector into the WMET, who will be in post from next month, along with a new trainee HM Inspector, who will complete their training over the next two years.
HSE keeps the capacity of WMET under regular review to ensure it continues to meet the regulatory requirements of the sector.
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of offshore incidents (a) met HSE’s Incident Selection Criteria and (b) were investigated by HSE in the first six months of 2022.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In the first 6 months of 2022:
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many offshore incidents met HSE’s Incident Selection Criteria in the first six months of 2022.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In the first 6 months of 2022:
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many dangerous occurrences offshore were reported to HSE in the first six months of 2022.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In the first 6 months of 2022:
Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of claims submitted to the Vaccine Damages Payment Scheme have (a) started processing, (b) been referred for medical assessment and (c) been settled as on 13 July 2022.
Answered by Maggie Throup
As of 13 July 2022, there are 2,249 registered active claims relating to all vaccinations, with all active claims processed in accordance with the criteria of the Scheme. Of these, 167 claims or 7% have been referred for medical assessment, following the award of the contract for medical assessments in March 2022 to increase capacity. As of 13 July 2022, 25 claim decisions or 1% had been communicated to claimants.