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Statutory Sick Pay Eligibility: Stoke-on-Trent North

Monday 5 February 2024 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Jonathan Gullis asked about the potential impact of people not eligible for statutory sick pay on inequality in Stoke-on-Trent North.
  • The Department has not conducted a specific assessment for Stoke-on-Trent North but referenced evidence presented to the Work and Pensions Committee.
  • Jonathan Gullis advocated for statutory sick pay reform and asked if the Department would lobby the Treasury for changes ahead of the spring Budget.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Jonathan Gullis
Employment Benefits & Welfare
Context

The question addresses the impact of statutory sick pay eligibility on levels of inequality in Stoke-on-Trent North constituency.

Question

What recent assessment has been made by the Department regarding the potential impact of people not eligible for statutory sick pay due to earning less than the lower earnings limit on levels of inequality in Stoke-on-Trent North?

Answer from Jo Churchill

The Department has not made a specific assessment for the Stoke-on-Trent North constituency, but I refer my hon. Friend to the evidence I presented to the Work and Pensions Committee last week. I look forward to meeting him this week to discuss this in more detail.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific assessment or data for Stoke-on-Trent North constituency

How: Refer My Hon. Friend To The Evidence

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Q2 Jonathan Gullis
Employment Benefits & Welfare
Context

The question follows up on a campaign to reform statutory sick pay and seeks support from the Department ahead of the spring Budget.

Question

I am proud to have joined a campaign to reform statutory sick pay. Ahead of the spring Budget, will the Department join us in lobbying the Treasury to make these important changes, so that we have a healthier workforce contributing more to our economy and ensuring work pays fairly?

Answer from Jo Churchill

I refer my hon. Friend to the answers I gave to the Work and Pensions Committee. Statutory sick pay is considerably more complex than he makes out, but it is nice to see all this cross-party collaboration.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific commitment to join in lobbying the Treasury

How: Refer My Hon. Friend, Statutory Sick Pay Is Considerably More Complex

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