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HANSARD Workplace Exposure to Silica DustEmployers need to take care that visitors to their premises are protected. What is being done includes making sure that workers at risk are having respiratory health checks, lung…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Workplace Exposure to Silica DustIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the hon. Member for Eastleigh (Liz Jarvis) on securing this important debate. I…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Workplace Exposure to Silica DustNot just at the moment. I may be able to later. Last month, the HSE launched a campaign specifically on this area of risk, with dedicated pages and resources on the HSE’s Work…02 Jun 2026HANSARDHistorical Personal Independence Payment ClaimsOn 28 May 2026, DWP published statistics about two exercises which reviewed historical personal independence payment claims for people affected by the MM Supreme Court judgment or…01 Jun 2026HANSARDAccess to Work BacklogThe Access to Work scheme plays an important role in supporting disabled people and people with health conditions in, and into, work. The core ambition of the scheme is to ensure…19 May 2026HANSARDLegacy Benefits: AppealsUniversal credit is modernising the social security system, improving value for money for taxpayers and ensuring people are better supported to move into work where they can. As I…14 May 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsOf course, at some point it may be that a decision will be made that these products should not be available, but we do not want that to happen before then , because then they may…13 May 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsI cannot say how many of the 173 have had such calls made in relation to them, but my guess is that some of them probably have because of the nature of the substances. As the hon.…13 May 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsTaking them one by one, the BRP extends the expiry date for the up to 173 approved active substances to 31 July 2031, provided that renewal applications are submitted. That will…13 May 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsI cannot say how many of the 173 have had such calls made in relation to them, but my guess is that some of them probably have because of the nature of the substances. As the hon.…13 May 2026HANSARDAutism: EmploymentWe are committed to supporting autistic people into work. Our supported employment programme Connect to Work will be open throughout England and Wales by the summer. It has in its…29 Apr 2026HANSARDAutism: EmploymentI commend my hon. Friend’s important work as chair of the all-party group and thank her for hosting me at the roundtable. This year, we funded ACAS to deliver masterclasses on…29 Apr 2026HANSARDAutism: EmploymentI am sorry to hear about what has happened in the hon. Member’s constituency, and I very much agree with him. We recently received the report of our expert academic panel on…29 Apr 2026HANSARDDisability Living Allowance for ChildrenIn the six months up to March last year, we appointed an additional 111 case managers to help deal with increased demand for child DLA. The current target is to clear 90% of new…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDisability Living Allowance for ChildrenAs I said to the hon. Member, we did hit the 90% target last month. That reflects a steady improvement over the last few months. We are also introducing a new online evidence…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits ReassessmentsWe are determined that disabled people should have the confidence to try work. Our “right to try” legislation will come into force on Thursday. People claiming universal credit,…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits ReassessmentsThere is an urgent need to address the big rise in the number of young people not in work, education or training that took place before the last general election. We think that…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits ReassessmentsI very much welcome the fact that my hon. Friend’s local authority is joining up with Connect to Work, which will be available across the whole of England and Wales by this…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits ReassessmentsThe support provided by Access to Work is absolutely vital. There has been a big surge in demand for the scheme over the last few years, which has led to some significant delay. I…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits ReassessmentsI point the hon. Gentleman to the Keep Britain Working review, which Sir Charlie Mayfield is leading; it addresses exactly the issue that he rightly raises. We are also looking at…27 Apr 2026