Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out how his Department defines the distinction between enabling support and replacement support for the purposes of Access to Work assessments.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)

Enabling support and replacement support may be provided by a Support Worker job aide when a customer is unable to do part or all of their job because of their disability, illness or health condition.

If a customer is performing the job role, making decisions, and instructing the Support Worker this is deemed to be enabling. In cases where enabling support from a Support Worker job aide is awarded to a customer, this is up to a maximum of 100% of the customer’s contracted hours.

If a customer is not performing the job role, making decisions, and instructing the Support Worker, this is deemed to be replacement. Case Managers must identify the tasks the Support Worker job aide will do and decide how many hours can be supported. A maximum of 20% of the customer’s contracted hours can be supported by the Support Worker job aide.

More information can be found on the Access to Work Staff Guide.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not endorsing the findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee on the UK's legal standing.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This United Kingdom Government is committed to the effective implementation of its international obligations.

The UK recognises the important role played by the Compliance Committee in making recommendations to promote effective implementation of the Aarhus Convention. Decisions under the Convention are a matter for the Meeting of the Parties (MoP), acting through the Convention's established processes.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential cost of providing compensation to victims affected by sodium valproate.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 14 July in response to Question 16121.

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Found: Current membership Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat; North East Hampshire) Rosie Duffield (Independent;

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Christine Jardine (Interim Chair); Alex Brewer; Rosie Duffield; Kim

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sarah Owen (Chair); Alex Brewer; Rosie Duffield; Kim Leadbeater;

Found: Sarah Owen (Labour; Luton North) (Chair) Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat; North East Hampshire) Rosie Duffield

Found: Sarah Owen (Labour; Luton North) (Chair) Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat; North East Hampshire) Rosie Duffield

Found: Committee were also present (Standing Order No. 137A): Sarah Owen; Alex Brewer; David Burton-Sampson; Rosie Duffield

Found: Paisley and Renfrewshire South) • Danny Beales MP (Labour, Uxbridge and South Ruislip) • Rosie Duffield

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sarah Owen (Chair); Alex Brewer; Rosie Duffield; Dame Nia Griffith

Found: Sheffield S2 4HP Voluntary, charity and social enterprise Committed Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rosie Duffield

Found: Sheffield S2 4HP Voluntary, charity and social enterprise Committed Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rosie Duffield

This is a follow-up evidence session to the Committee's report on 'Cosmetic procedures' published in February 2026.