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date	04/09/2017
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to respond to its consultation on the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	8129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p><em>Improving Lives; the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper</em> was published on 31 October 2016 and the consultation closed on 17 February 2017. The Green Paper explored a range of ways to improve the prospects and transform the lives of disabled people by removing barriers that prevent them from working, and helping ensure that they are able to remain in employment. We received over 6000 of responses and engaged in a wide range of conversations with stakeholders during the consultation period, supported by over 166 accessible events held across England, Scotland, and Wales. We are now carefully considering the consultation responses and next steps for longer-term reform and will set these out in due course</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 11:17:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

732381

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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	Universal Credit: Disqualification
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 who have claimed universal credit received a benefit sanction in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The latest available information on Universal Credit sanction decisions is up to December 2016 and is published at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>These statistics cover Universal Credit live service only, more information on these can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-sanctions-statistics-background-information-and-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-sanctions-statistics-background-information-and-methodology</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/06/2017 11:09:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

637218

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working days were lost due to mental illness in his Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	53079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The total number of working days lost in DWP due to mental illness in each of the last three years is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is committed to improving mental ill health. We support employees through access to comprehensive stress risk assessments, Occupational Health services and our Employee Assistance Programme which offers immediate telephone support 24 hours a day, every day. DWP is currently introducing Mental Health First Aid to further add to the support available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has greatly reduced sickness absence from an average of 11.1 days in March 2007 to 6.13 days currently. The Department has the lowest average working days lost across Government when compared against other Departments of its size and grade structure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Working Days Lost to mental illness</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Working Days Available</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Working Days Lost as a % of Working Days Available</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 November 2015 to 31 October 2016</p></td><td><p>114,887</p></td><td><p>16,933,234</p></td><td><p>0.68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 November 2014 to 31 October 2015</p></td><td><p>103,596</p></td><td><p>16,288,909</p></td><td><p>0.64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 November 2013 to 31 October 2014</p></td><td><p>121,513</p></td><td><p>17,558,267</p></td><td><p>0.69%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/11/2016 17:36:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

626015

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
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	Employment Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve access to specialist employment services for young disabled people.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	51039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>‘Improving Lives - The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’, published on 31 October, announces a Personal Support Package for people with health conditions and disabilities, with a range of new interventions and initiatives designed to provide support that is tailored to the individual needs of claimants, including young disabled people.</p><p>In particular as part of this package we will explore how to better support young disabled people by testing a voluntary, supported Work Experience programme. This will give young disabled people the opportunity to benefit from time in the workplace with a mainstream employer. It will enable them to build their confidence and skills, enhance their CV and demonstrate their ability to perform a job role.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/11/2016 17:27:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb