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1664874

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Business: Neurodiversity
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 help promote the contribution of neurodivergent people to businesses.
tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
tabling member printed	Matt Hancock
uin	202568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is taking positive steps to promote the contribution of neurodivergent people in businesses, reduce the stigma they may face within the workplace, and encourage the adoption of neuro-inclusive practices.</p><p> </p><p>We know that neurodivergent people bring many positive benefits to businesses, which should be recognised. On 2 April 2023, World Autism Acceptance Day, we announced the launch of a new review into autism and employment.</p><p> </p><p>The 'Buckland Review', which is being led by the Rt Hon Member for South Swindon, is focused on supporting employers to recruit and retain autistic people, identifying barriers to this, and developing ways to overcome those barriers.</p><p> </p><p>One area of focus in the review is understanding the working practices or initiatives that can reduce stigma for autistic employees and autistic jobseekers. Whilst the review’s primary focus is autism, many of the adjustments and initiatives that would benefit autistic people could also benefit neurodivergent people.</p><p> </p><p>The review will present recommendations to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions later this year.</p><p> </p><p>We are also supporting employers via Disability Confident to increase their understanding of how to recruit, retain, and support neurodivergent employees.  Being Disability Confident helps employers to tap into the huge pool of talent amongst disabled and neurodivergent people, and recruit, retain, and develop people with the skills businesses need.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme provides employers with the skills and knowledge to remove barriers that might be preventing disabled people, neurodivergent people, and those with long-term health conditions, from accessing employment and allows them opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 202319 202320 question first answered 23/10/2023 16:19:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock

1662754

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his Department's policy to conduct all Personal Independence Payment assessments in person.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	200608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to conduct all Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments in person. PIP assessments are undertaken by telephone, video and face to face, all following the same structure. Since telephone and video assessments were introduced, there has been no evidence to suggest these delivery channels are less effective than face to face.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 13:22:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1663200

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobseekers with complex disabilities who have received one to one support from a Work Coach in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	201054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>We do not have the data for this; however, when a Work Coach engages with a claimant with complex disabilities and considers it appropriate, there will automatically be either a referral or case conference with a Disability Employment Advisor to understand their health and disability and employment barriers. This will support the Work Coach to provide more personalised support, tailored to each claimant’s individual needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 14:10:03 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1663201

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Jobcentres: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training work coaches receive on supporting jobseekers with complex disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	201055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>All new DWP Work Coaches undergo comprehensive learning to support customers with additional or complex needs, particularly disabilities, and they continue to build on this in the workplace through accessing point of need learning products.</p><p> </p><p>Work coaches are also signposted to tools, guidance, support and websites to effectively use resources from both internal and external sites. This ensures that they access the most up to date advice and expertise on a particular health condition.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 14:25:10 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1663202

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people with complex disabilities who have been referred to a Disability Employment Advisor in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	201056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>We do not have the data for this, however when a Work Coach engages with a claimant with complex disabilities and considers it appropriate, there will automatically be either a referral or case conference with a Disability Employment Advisor to understand their health and disability and employment barriers. This will support the Work Coach to provide more personalised support, tailored to each claimant’s individual needs.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 13:18:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1663245

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	British Sign Language Advisory Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board last met; if he will publish the minutes of that meeting; and when the next meeting of the BSL Advisory Board is due to take place.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	201099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The BSL Advisory Board last met on 17th July 2023. The summary minutes of that meeting will be published on GOV.UK in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The BSL Advisory Board will next meet on 8th November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 13:10:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1663372

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Cystic Fibrosis: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Employment and Support Allowance claimants with cystic fibrosis as their main disabling condition have been (a) placed in the support group, (b) placed in the work-related activity group and (c) found fit for work at Work Capability Assessments in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows the volume of Work Capability Assessments (WCAs) for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants with Cystic Fibrosis as their main disabling condition, by outcome and year.</p><p> </p><p>Volumes cover all WCA outcomes including initial assessments (the first assessment of the ESA claim), repeat assessments (subsequent assessments after prognosis period of previous assessment of the ESA claim expires), and initial assessments for those moving over from Incapacity Benefit (IB). IB was replaced by ESA and claimants are re-assessed for ESA under the WCA.</p><p> </p><p>Due to Covid, WCA repeat assessments were paused in March 2020, department-led reassessments began again in June 2023.</p><p> </p><p><strong>ESA WCAs with Cystic Fibrosis as the main condition </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Support Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work Related Activity Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fit for Work</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><em>&quot;..&quot; denotes a nil or negligible number of claimants.</em></p><p><em>Figures may not sum to total due to rounding.</em></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 14:21:44 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1663373

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Cystic Fibrosis: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants with cystic fibrosis as their main disabling condition have been (a) placed in the limited capability for work-related activity group, (b) placed in the limited capability for work group and (c) found fit for work at Work Capability Assessments in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Official Statistics for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-work-capability-assessment-statistics" target="_blank">Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments</a> (UC WCA) cover key metrics on the number of people on the UC health journey, as well as WCA decisions and outcomes, from April 2019. As set out in the published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-wca-statistics-release-strategy/universal-credit-work-capability-assessment-statistics-release-strategy" target="_blank">release strategy</a> we are taking a phased approach to development and publication of additional statistics, accounting for the complexity of source data that is in discovery. Future releases are planned to include new/repeat claims, medical conditions, Mandatory Reconsiderations and Appeals, and clearance times.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 13:00:27 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1663395

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Disability Unit took steps with organisations representing disabled people to develop the Ask, Don't Assume campaign.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	201249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Disability Unit worked closely with disabled people and organisations representing them when developing the 'Ask Don't Assume' campaign. This ensured that their insights and lived experiences were incorporated into the development and design of our public campaign to change perceptions and challenge unhelpful stereotypes and behaviours towards disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the development of the campaign, the Disability Unit set up a Campaign Reference Group, made up of twelve organisations representing disabled people’s organisations and disability charities. We engaged with this group through regular workshops and in-depth discussions to help shape the campaign, and they were consulted on several aspects, including the 'Ask Don't Assume' hashtag, ahead of the launch.</p><p> </p><p>A number of disabled people also worked directly on this campaign, both internally across the Equality Hub, and externally through creative agencies. Four disabled influencers were also involved in this campaign, and the campaign’s images were created by a disabled photographer who has Type 2 Usher Syndrome (deaf and blind). Their insights and lived experiences helped inform the development of the campaign.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 12:59:13 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1663433

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
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 have taken part in the severe disability group test group as of 13 October 2023; and how those people were selected.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	201287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Following a small-scale test, we are exploring with health partners how to identify people who are eligible for the severe disability group.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/10/2023 16:31:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft