Jonathan Ashworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints his Department has received in each of the last five years; and how many and what proportion of those complaints have been referred to the Independent Case Examiner.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2023 to Question 156965 on Universal Credit, which of the 90 jobcentres listed are testing (a) enhanced daily support only, (b) the reward scheme only and (c) both enha...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing standardised Proof of Benefit and Uprating Letters to include (a) the type and nature or awards and (b) other information which the reci...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Capability Assessments were conducted (a) over the phone, (b) face-to-face, (c) via paper-based assessments and (d) via video call over the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount is that individuals are owed by Department as a result of (a) underpayment or (b) other error as at 9 March 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are owed money from his Department as a result of underpayment or other errors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what system is used to produce standardised letters for ESA recipients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 156146 on Universal Credit, if he will publish the average monthly into work rates for those in the Universal Credit Intensive Work Search conditionali...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including the type and nature of ESA awards on departmental written communications.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2022 to Question 15246 on Universal Credit, if he will publish Universal Credit employment impact estimates comparable with those in Table 4 of the Universal Credit Ful...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, whether he is taking steps to ensure that people moving into retirement after the original first connection...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 156145 on Universal Credit, if he will publish the equality impact assessment that was undertaken for the enhanced support element of the additional Jo...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 155127 on the Flexible Support Fund, if he will provide further detail on what is funded in each of the categories (a) Partnerships, (b) Removing Barri...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, how much expenditure his Department has allocated to deliver the Pensions Dashboard Programme i...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed (a) directly by his Department and (b) by the ...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, how much his Department has spent on the pensions dashboards programme since its establishment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) stakeholders on taking steps to improve the experience of (i) Personal Independence Payment, (ii) Employment and Support Allowa...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help promote flexible working.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of parents who have left the workforce due to the cost of childcare in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders on demand from small and medium-sized enterprises for occupational health services.