Yuan Yang MP: written questions

Written questions

• Labour Force SurveyTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15396More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11774 on Labour Force Survey, when her Department plans to use Office for National Statistics Transformed Labour Force Survey data to inform its policies.

  Answer: The Labour Force Survey (LFS) has observed falling response rates, resulting in increased volatility in labour market data [1]. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is undertaking work to address these quality issues and continuing to develop the Tran...

  Answered 26 Nov 2024

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• Social Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12680More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, how many people claim benefits that were uprated at the Budget in (a) Earley and Woodley constituency, (b) each region and

  Answer: The estimated number of individuals in families benefitting from the uprating of benefits in the financial year 2025/26 in each region of the UK and the UK overall can be found here Benefit uprating: estimated number and type of families and individuals i...

  Answered 7 Nov 2024

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• Work Capability Assessment: Earley and WoodleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12336More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of constituents in Earley and Woodley who will be impacted by the proposed reforms to the Work Capability Assessment and (b) the average financial impact on

  Answer: The Department does not hold constituency-level information about the specific Work Capability Assessment descriptors met by claimants, so we are unable to estimate impacts for individual constituencies robustly.

  Answered 7 Nov 2024

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• Sickness Benefits: Earley and WoodleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12335More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of constituents in Earley and Woodley who will be affected by reductions in sickness benefits announced at the budget and (b) the average financial impact of

  Answer: No reductions in sickness benefits were announced at the Budget.

  Answered 7 Nov 2024

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• Inheritance Tax: Earley and WoodleyTreasuryTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12322More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many estates in Earley and Woodley constituency were subject to inheritance tax in tax years (a) 2019/20, (b) 2020/21 and (c) 2021/22.

  Answer: The parliamentary constituency of Earley and Woodley is a newly configured constituency that was created after the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. Therefore, data for the number of estates subject to IHT in this const...

  Answered 11 Nov 2024

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• Labour Force SurveyTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11774More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) accuracy and (b) utility of the Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey.

  Answer: Data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) remains subject to a number of quality concerns following a fall in response rates, which fell from 47.9% in June to August 2013 to 14.6% in June to August 2023. The ONS is undertaking work to address these quality ...

  Answered 4 Nov 2024

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• Driving Tests: Earley and WoodleyDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11515More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase availability of practical driving tests in Earley and Woodley.

  Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while reducing car practical driving test waiting times.Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers, include buying back annual leave from drivin...

  Answered 31 Oct 2024

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• Education: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3589More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the three years eligibility period for home fees for (a) UK nationals returning from abroad and (b) British Nationals Overseas passport-holders

  Answer: To qualify for home fee status in England, a person must have settled status or ’a recognised connection’ to the UK, and in the case of persons with settled status, be ordinarily resident in the UK for three years.UK nationals are settled in the UK once t...

  Answered 12 Sept 2024

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