Pippa Heylings MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Business: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prevent business owners from closing their business following serious workplace safety incidents.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the enforcing authority for workplace health and safety. HSE has no powers to compel businesses to continue to operate following serious workplace safety incidents.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling local authorities access to up-to-date Universal Credit claimant data for all claimants in their area.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recognises the benefits of further Universal Credit data sharing with Local Authorities to support vulnerable citizens.DWP is working on a project to do exactly this, and aims to have delivered a test version to ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth and Safety ExecutiveDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of claims made to the Health and Safety Executive that are subsequently referred by the HSE to local authorities for resolution.
Answer: The Health and Safety at Work Act establishes a co-regulatory partnership between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities (LAs). This co-regulatory partnership sees HSE and LAs working closely to ensure consistent enforcement of health...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has issued to staff on (a) contacting and (b) assessing benefits claims for (i) victims and (ii) survivors of domestic violence and economic abuse.
Answer: All staff have access to regularly reviewed guidance products which includes information on contacting and assessing benefit claims for victims and survivors of domestic and economic abuse. For broader support, we will signpost claimants to gov.uk to enab...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claims for Child Disability Living Allowance were decided within the target timeframe of 45 working days in (a) 2024 and (b) so far in 2025.
Answer: The most recent information on processing times for Disability Living Allowance for children was published in the DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK (ARA) on 22nd July 2024. This shows that in 2023/24 DWP cleared 3.5% of Disability Livin...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish information on success rates for (a) Mandatory Reconsideration of decisions on Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) applications and (b) Tribunals relating to decisions on Child D
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is unable to provide the specific information requested on Mandatory Reconsiderations for Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) applications. We hold data on Mandatory Reconsiderations, but only for the combine...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will ensure that Mandatory Reconsiderations relating to decisions on Child Disability Living Allowance claims are dealt with within 28 days.
Answer: In law there is no time limit within which a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) decision must be made. This reflects the overarching policy that the focus should be on making the right decision and not the speed of clearance. Decisions should be made without ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure that people in (a) low-paid and (b) insecure work receive an adequate income in retirement.
Answer: The new State Pension has been designed to provide a foundation for private saving, supported through Automatic Enrolment (AE). The new State Pension improves State Pension outcomes for those who often did less well under the previous system, including th...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension FundsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure that reform of regulations for accessing surplus in defined benefit pension schemes help improve economic growth.
Answer: Trustees will continue to be at the heart of decision making. Working with employers, they will consider how best to use DB scheme surplus to benefit members and employers. More flexibility can fuel growth, provide benefits for the economy and ensure memb...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the Child Maintenance Service to (a) increase protections for the victims of domestic abuse and (b) to prevent the withholding or arti
Answer: A consultation on proposed reforms to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) was published by the previous Government on 8 May 2024. This included:removing Direct Pay and managing all CMS cases in one service to allow the CMS to tackle non-compliance faster,...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reforms to disability benefits she plans to introduce in 2025; when each reform will be implemented; and whether she plans to publish any further consultations on planned reforms.
Answer: This Government is committed to reforming the system of health and disability benefits so that it promotes and enables employment among as many people as possible. We are working to develop proposals for health and disability reform in the months ahead an...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for responding to the Gingerbread report entitled Fix the Child Maintenance Service, published on 25 November 2024.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) continues to engage regularly with stakeholders as we consider CMS reform. We are currently considering the recommendations from the Gingerbread report ‘Fix the CMS’ alongside other potential changes we have been discus...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department issues to Disability Living Allowance claimants during the wait for their claim to be assessed; and what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times.
Answer: Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for Children is the only DLA product that has new claims. There are no longer new claims for DLA Adult, as customers over 16 are invited to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and customers over the state pensions ...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the support provided by her Department in helping disabled people (a) find and (b) maintain employment.
Answer: As part of the get Britain working plan, more disabled people and those with health conditions will be supported to enter and stay in work, by devolving more power to local areas so they can shape a joined-up work, health, and skills offer that suits the ...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
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