Mentions:
1: None As I said, essentially, we have taken a cross-sectoral social partners approach. - Speech Link
2: None In the university sector, the programme was great for student mobility, staff mobility and collaboration - Speech Link
3: None , in particular, and youth mobility more generally. - Speech Link
4: None It is not just about spend; it is also about the social return from that spend. - Speech Link
5: None My day job is director at the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland. - Speech Link
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what staff networks there are in his Department.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
There are 15 active networks listed below:
Flexible working and job share,
Carers,
Parenting,
CORE (Race),
ABLE (disability),
Social Mobility,
Menopause,
Faith & Belief,
Christian Network,
Civil Service Jewish Network,
LGBT+,
EU Nationals
EngAge (intergenerational/age)
Gender Equality Group.
Neurodiversity Network
Mar. 25 2024
Source Page: The Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2024Found: Regulations 2024 March 2024Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 96(2) of the Social
Apr. 17 2024
Source Page: Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024: Fairer Scotland Duty AssessmentFound: Decision to not introduce a mobility component As Attendance Allowance provides help with the extra
Nov. 10 2023
Source Page: New deputies appointed as Alun Francis confirmed as SMC ChairFound: Today, (10 November), current Interim Chair of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC), Alun Francis, has
Asked by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to support women to stay in employment when managing menopausal symptoms.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In March 2023, the Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression announced the appointment of Helen Tomlinson, as the Government's first Menopause Employment Champion. Helen Tomlinson is driving awareness of issues surrounding the menopause and work; encouraging employers to develop policies that create a more supportive environment to help women stay in work and progress.
On International Women’s Day 2024, Helen Tomlinson published her 12-month report – “Shattering the Silence about Menopause” providing an update on progress and reflecting on her first year in the role.
The Government also recently launched the Menopause Resources Hub on the Help to Grow portal. This guidance provides businesses, large and small, with the resources they need to help educate their organisation and workers about the menopause.
Written Evidence Jan. 19 2024
Inquiry: Children, young people and the built environmentFound: Neighbourhood social cohesion and connectedness is also important for children’s independent mobility
Written Evidence Apr. 18 2024
Inquiry: Children, young people and the built environmentFound: Research by the University of Westminster1 compared young people’s independent mobility in 1971,
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact the under occupancy penalty has had on levels of (a) child poverty and (b) child poverty for children with a disability.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
No assessment has been made of the impact of the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (RSRS) on child poverty. It is not possible to produce a robust assessment of the impact of RSRS on child poverty because we do not have the data to fully measure behavioural impacts that may have resulted from the policy.
The latest statistics show that in 2022/23 there were 100,000 fewer children in absolute poverty after housing costs than in 2009/10.
Statistics on the number of Children living in absolute and relative poverty by disability in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication in “table 1_7c” and “table 1_7d” (respectively) of “summary-hbai-timeseries-1994-95-2022-23-tables” found here. The latest statistics published on 21 March 2024 are for the financial period 2022/23. The latest available data can also be found on Stat-Xplore here.
The RSRS policy applies to claims for housing support where the claimant is living in a social rented sector property that is considered to have more bedrooms than the household requires.
The policy helps to encourage mobility within the social rented sector to make better use of the existing social housing stock and strengthens work-incentives.
There are easements available which allow for the provision of an additional bedroom in certain circumstances, such as to support families of disabled children, foster carers and parents who adopt.
For individuals who may require additional support, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) may be available. DHPs are paid entirely at the discretion of the local authority and since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.7 billion to local authorities.