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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support workers’ mental health in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support workers’ mental health in Wales.
Employers play an important role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their workforce. The Government provides a range of initiatives to support employers and employees, including those who experience mental health conditions in the workplace.
The Disability Confident scheme operates across the UK, including in Wales, and supports employers to recruit, retain and develop disabled people and people with long-term health conditions. The scheme aims to increase employer confidence, awareness and understanding of disability in the workplace and to encourage more inclusive employment practices.
Well over 1,000 employers registered with Disability Confident are based in Wales. A list of employers participating in the scheme, including their membership level, is published monthly on GOV.UK.
The Access to Work grant provides personalised support and workplace assessments, travel to work assistance, support workers, and specialist aids and equipment. Access to Work also includes the Mental Health Support Service which can provide up to nine months of non-clinical support for people who need additional help with their wellbeing whilst in employment.
The Government also offers tailored guidance to employers on supporting disabled people and people with health conditions in the workplace, through its Support with Employee Health and Disability service. This includes guidance on disclosure and having conversations about health and disability, plus guidance on legal obligations and making reasonable adjustments.
More broadly, the Department is also working to improve understanding and inclusion of neurodivergent people in the workplace. While neurodivergence is not in itself a mental health condition, neurodivergence often overlaps with other conditions, including mental health challenges, and understanding these overlaps is important for providing effective support, including in the workplace. In 2025, DWP established an independent advisory panel of academics with expertise and lived experience of neurodiversity to consider these issues and advise on improving neurodiversity awareness and inclusion at work. The panel’s findings, alongside the Department’s response, were published on 2 October 2026 and we continue to work with employers and stakeholders to understand how the report's recommendations can be translated into practical action that improves recruitment, retention and progression for neurodivergent people in the workplace.
Keep Britain Working is working with employers across the UK, including the devolved nations, to improve support for workers with mental health conditions. We meet regularly with Welsh Government officials to explore how the Keep Britain Working agenda can join up with Welsh programmes and services in support of healthy workplaces in Wales.
Through its Vanguard Phase, the programme is testing and refining approaches that help people with long-term mental health conditions stay in and thrive in work.
Keep Britain Working is also developing an employer-facing standard with the British Standards Institution and exploring Workplace Health Provision to provide practical work and health support and advice for employers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to support workers on low incomes in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to support workers on low incomes in Wales.
Universal Credit is available for working households on low incomes. In 2026/27, most working-age benefits increased by 3.8 per cent in line with inflation, while the Universal Credit Act provided additional above-inflation rises to the basic rate. Together, this means that, from April 2026, a single person aged 25 or over is receiving around £295 more this year. The Government also introduced the Fair Repayment Rate, enabling around 1.2 million Universal Credit households to keep more of their award.
Universal Credit customers who are employed with earnings below the equivalent of working 18 hours per week at the National Living Wage receive regular support from a work coach to help increase their earnings.
To ask His Majesty's Government in which financial year they last received a financial contribution from the European Union towards the cost of (1) regional, and (2) social project funding in Wales; and what was the total sum received for each fund.
To ask His Majesty's Government in which financial year they last received a financial contribution from the European Union towards the cost of (1) regional, and (2) social project funding in Wales; and what was the total sum received for each fund.
This is a devolved matter, and it is the responsibility of the Welsh government for administrating the funds. However, I can confirm that last payments for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Programmes were received by the Welsh Government in 2025/26 and in total for the ERDF 2014-20 Programme, €1.4bn was received. For European Social Fund (ESF), the last payments received by the Welsh Government was in 2024/25 and the total received for the ESF 2014-20 Programmes was €1bn.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure work provides a sufficient, secure and reliable income for workers in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure work provides a sufficient, secure and reliable income for workers in Wales.
This Government is committed to raising living standards across every part of the UK. We are boosting productivity and regional growth by reforming the skills system, expanding apprenticeships, and delivering the Youth Guarantee so more people can access better-paid jobs.
We continue to raise pay through annual increases to the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW), in line with the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission. On 1 April 2026, the NLW increased by 4.1% to £12.71 per hour for eligible workers aged 21 and over, while the NMW rose by 8.5% to £10.85 per hour. These increases provided a direct pay rise to around 140,000 workers in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she made of the potential impact of the construction of new railway stations at (a) Cardiff Parkway and (b) Newport West on (i) economic growth, (ii) employment, (iii) productivity and (iv) congestion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she made of the potential impact of the construction of new railway stations at (a) Cardiff Parkway and (b) Newport West on (i) economic growth, (ii) employment, (iii) productivity and (iv) congestion.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.14 on page 17 of the ‘The Fiscal Devolution Roadmap: Reforming the Funding Model for Regional and Local Government in England’ what discussion has he had with the Welsh Government on the implications of the proposals on devolved budgets...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.14 on page 17 of the ‘The Fiscal Devolution Roadmap: Reforming the Funding Model for Regional and Local Government in England’ what discussion has he had with the Welsh Government on the implications of the proposals on devolved budgets...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consequential funding will the Welsh Government receive as a result of the UK Government's decision to award a Household Energy Payment to households in England.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consequential funding will the Welsh Government receive as a result of the UK Government's decision to award a Household Energy Payment to households in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people between 16-24 in (a) Wales and (b) Caerfyrddin are not in education, employment or training; and what proportion of young people between 16-24 in (a) Wales and (b) Caerfyrddin are considered NEETs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people between 16-24 in (a) Wales and (b) Caerfyrddin are not in education, employment or training; and what proportion of young people between 16-24 in (a) Wales and (b) Caerfyrddin are considered NEETs.
What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on reducing NHS waiting lists in Wales.
What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on reducing NHS waiting lists in Wales.
What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to support nuclear power generation in Wales.
What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to support nuclear power generation in Wales.
Whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on Wales's role in the UK's defence.
Whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on Wales's role in the UK's defence.
What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to support nuclear power generation in Wales.
What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to support nuclear power generation in Wales.
What steps his Department is taking with the Welsh Government to support economic growth in Wales.
What steps his Department is taking with the Welsh Government to support economic growth in Wales.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.
What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Transport to improve cross-border transport connections between Wales and England.
What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Transport to improve cross-border transport connections between Wales and England.
Whether he has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on trunk road safety.
Whether he has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on trunk road safety.
What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the adequacy of public services in Wales.
What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the adequacy of public services in Wales.
Whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the proposed visitor levy on the Welsh economy.
Whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the proposed visitor levy on the Welsh economy.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support households in Wales which rely on heating oil.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support households in Wales which rely on heating oil.