Asked by: Alun Cairns (Conservative - Vale of Glamorgan)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
What assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the level of welfare support required by disabled people.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
This Government is committed to supporting disabled people affected by the Covid-19 outbreak and has delivered an unprecedented package of support, putting £7 billion into the welfare system.
We continue to monitor the impact on disabled people using existing and new data sources, whilst ensuring that they are able to access the support they need.
Asked by: Alun Cairns (Conservative - Vale of Glamorgan)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
Answered by Mike Penning
Year | Facility time taken by Union Representatives (days) | % of total working days |
2011-12 | 17,219 | 0.09% |
2012-13 | 15,409 | 0.08% |
2013-14 | 3,124 | 0.02% |