Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department’s policy is for tidal stream in the upcoming Contracts for Difference allocation round.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Six new tidal stream projects secured contracts in Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the Contracts for Difference Scheme. The UK is now on track to have 130MW of tidal stream deployed by 2029. The parameters for Allocation Round 7 (AR7) were published in July and the budget for technologies including tidal will be published later in the year. This will include any minima, maxima or ringfencing information.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he provides on whether JobCentre Work Coaches can accept (a) discounts and (b) similar benefits from clients.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Job Centre Work Coaches must uphold the highest standards of propriety and regularity. Under the Bribery Act 2010, it is a criminal offence to offer, give, request, or accept any financial or other advantage intended to improperly influence official duties. This includes gifts, cash, discounts, or hospitality.

As a general rule, staff should decline all gifts, including cash, vouchers, goods, or services.

All offers must be reported and recorded in the Departmental Gifts and Hospitality Register.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many training materials (a) produced and (b) utilised by his Department include examples of income from OnlyFans creating.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

DWP technical learning is only available internally to DWP staff.

Work coach role-specific learning includes examples to illustrate various self-employed income streams. This learning supports work coaches to build competence, assessing income for customers’ benefit award. Two references to income from OnlyFans creating were produced as part of wider learning but were subsequently removed from utilisation.

Found: Current membership Sarah Champion (Labour; Rotherham) (Chair) Janet Daby (Labour; Lewisham East) Tracy Gilbert

Found: Current membership Sarah Champion (Labour; Rotherham) (Chair) Janet Daby (Labour; Lewisham East) Tracy Gilbert

Found: Asser; Bambos Charalambous; Sir Christopher Chope; Mr Lee Dillon; Graeme Downie; Mary Kelly Foy; Tracy Gilbert

Found: Asser; Bambos Charalambous; Sir Christopher Chope; Mr Lee Dillon; Graeme Downie; Mary Kelly Foy; Tracy Gilbert

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sarah Champion (Chair); Janet Daby; Tracy Gilbert; Monica Harding

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