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518245

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date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support workplace incentives to promote employee health and reduce sickness-related unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>We plan to publish a Green Paper later this year, which will set out reforms to improve support for people with health conditions and disabilities, including exploring the roles of employers.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are key partners in our ambition to halve the disability employment gap, reduce sick absence and promote employee health.</p><p> </p><p>Support is offered to employers through initiatives such as Access to Work and Disability Confident which help employers to recruit and retain people with a disability.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England supports local authorities in the provision of a range of resources and services for employers in the area of preventing ill health, including the Workplace Wellbeing Charter.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/05/2016 15:53:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518335

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work and Health Innovation Fund: Arthritis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the Health and Work Innovation Fund his Department plans to allocate to programmes for people with arthritis.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>At the spending review, the Work and Health Unit secured £115m of funding, including at least £40m for a Work and Health innovation fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Work and Health Innovation Fund will trial new ways to help working age disabled people and people with health conditions get in, stay in, and return to work as well as benefit from improved health outcomes. This will include support for people with musculoskeletal conditions, including arthritis.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/05/2016 14:45:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518336

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Access to Work Programme: Arthritis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Access to Work funding supports people with arthritis.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>Access to Work does not record arthritis as a separate primary medical condition.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work statistics, which include a breakdown of numbers helped by primary medical condition, are published quarterly here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics-on-recipients--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics-on-recipients--2</a>’</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/05/2016 15:22:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518338

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Fit for work scheme: Musculoskeletal Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the Fit For Work scheme have a musculoskeletal condition.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>2,144 people have been referred to Fit for Work with a musculoskeletal condition since the launch of the programme in March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>All statistical information has been provided by either HML or Scottish Government. It has not previously been published and is non-validated.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/05/2016 14:45:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

518339

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work and Health Programme: Arthritis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Work and Health Programme meets the needs of people with arthritis.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	36759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>Development of the Work and Health Programme design is well underway, including engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. The Department has commenced the commercial process for the programme by releasing the Prior Information Notice for potential providers on 28 April.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on what the information reporting requirements will be for people with a disability or health condition are yet to be made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/05/2016 15:12:27 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

517957

registered interest
date	06/05/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance: Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of jobseeker's allowance had a self-indentified care leaver marker used by his Department against their record in (a) October 2013 to March 2014, (b) April 2014 to March 2015 and (c) April 2015 to September 2015.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	36731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/05/2016 15:08:03 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams