Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support the Centenary Global Action and global efforts for a strong International Labour Organisation Convention to end workplace harassment.
Answered by Lord Sharma
The Government believes that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect and that there can be no place for violence and harassment in the workplace. The Government therefore supports the adoption of an International Labour Convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work. The Government is fully engaged in discussions in the International Labour Organisation and is advocating a Convention that provides broad coverage, whilst being ratifiable by as large a number of the ILO’s membership as possible.
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in West Bromwich East constituency receive carer's allowance.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
The information requested on the number of individuals in receipt of Carer’s Allowance by parliamentary constituency is published and available at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Guidance for users is available at:
https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many public access computer terminals there are for searching Universal Jobmatch and applying for universal credit across the Jobcentre Plus network in West Bromwich East constituency.
Answered by Damian Hinds
West Bromwich Jobcentre sits in the West Bromwich East constituency. We currently have 21 computer terminals available for customers to use within West Bromwich Jobcentre to search Universal Jobmatch and to apply for universal credit.
The 21 computers also allow the Work Coaches to support customers who have limited knowledge of how to use a computer properly, particularly searching for jobs through the daily Job Clubs or one to one support.
We offer daily Job Clubs to all age groups, matching customers to vacancies, Apprenticeships and Traineeships and a triage service where employers are on site offering an immediate opportunity for customers to be seen by a variety of employers on the day.
Vulnerable customers are also given one to one support when either making new claims or again searching for jobs.
We work with a number of partner organisations across the Borough and within the West Bromwich East constituency, such as Sandwell Women’s Enterprise Development Agency who have 11 computers offering CV and Job search support to unemployed customers / constituents.
West Bromwich Library has 44 computers for constituent use.
Sandwell College have in excess of 260 main terminals and 60 laptops, offering on site or virtual learning from home for all unemployed people and both full and part time students.
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value is of duplicate supplier payments identified by his Department since 2010; and what proportion of such payments have since been recovered in each of the last two financial years.
Answered by Steve Webb
This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.