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date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
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hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
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 (a) cystic fibrosis, (b) rheumatoid arthritis, (c) motor neurone disease, (d) multiple sclerosis and (e) Parkinson's disease have been (i) placed in the support group, (ii) placed in the work-related activity group and (iii) found fit for work at Work Capability Assessments in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	130800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants with at least one work capability assessment outcome, with a main disabling condition of Cystic Fibrosis, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease or Rheumatoid Arthritis, by assessment type, assessment outcome and year 2008<sup>2</sup> to 2017<sup>4</sup>, Great Britain</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="10"><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>‘000s</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Condition</strong></p></td><td colspan="10"><p><strong>Year of completed assessment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessment type - Outcome</p></td><td><p><strong>08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cystic Fibrosis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Motor Neurone Disease</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Multiple Sclerosis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p><strong>9.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>2.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p><strong>9.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>16.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parkinsons Disease</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p><strong>2.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>0.8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>1.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>0.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rheumatoid Arthritis</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p><strong>4.5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>3.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initial - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p><strong>5.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Support Group</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p><strong>5.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - WRAG</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repeat - Fit For Work</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p><strong>1.7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Support Group</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p><strong>6.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - WRAG</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IBR - Fit for Work</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1.2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Application data is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by the Healthcare Provider.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>The figures are rounded to the nearest 100. “–” denotes zero or fewer than 50. ‘.’ denotes not applicable.</li><li>The information for 2008 covers the period from October 2008 only; this is the first month for which this information is recorded.</li><li>National roll-out of Incapacity Benefit Reassessments (IBR) began in March 2011. As a result, the 2011 figures for IB reassessment cover the period from March to December only.</li><li>The information for 2017 is provided up to June 2017 only; this is the latest data available at time of request.</li><li>An individual may have made more than one ESA claim or had more than one assessment in any given year. These individuals will only be counted once in each of the figures provided.</li><li>The primary medical condition recorded on the claim form does not itself confer entitlement to ESA. So, for example, a decision on entitlement for a customer claiming ESA on the basis of Cystic Fibrosis would be based on their ability to carry out the range of activities assessed by the work capability assessment.</li><li>Initial refers to customers who are having their first assessment after making a claim for ESA, whereas Repeat refers to any assessments done following the initial assessment.</li><li>IBR refers to customers who are having their first ESA assessment after having migrated over from Incapacity Benefit.</li></ol> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:29 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

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registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the number of Universal Credit claimants who have a level of deduction from the standard allowance (a) at the 40 per cent and (b) above the 40 per cent level.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	130822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Of all Universal Credit Full Service awards in January 2018:</p><p> </p><p>(a) 6% had a total deduction amount (either to a third party, for an advance, or for a fraud penalty) which equalled 40 per cent of the standard allowance</p><p>(b) Less than 0.5% had a total deduction amount which exceeded 40 per cent of the standard allowance. In these cases, a priority order is applied so that deductions for rent or fuel costs are applied first, in order to protect claimant welfare.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is in financial difficulty as a result of the level of deductions being made they can contact the Department to request that a reduction in deductions be considered.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 16:02:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

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registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Plumbing: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the financial effect on members of the Plumbing and Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme of the operation of section 75 of the Pensions Act 1995.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	130847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As I explained in the adjournment debate on 11 January our Green Paper sought views about the current Section 75 employer debt regime and we have considered carefully the evidence made available by a number of pension schemes who responded, including the Plumbing and Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme. We have also assessed the impact any changes in this area could have on pension scheme members, and all other sponsoring employers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

855542

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for the publication of the White Paper on Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	130849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Our upcoming White Paper is due to be published this spring and will set out our position on this issue of Employer Debt and what, if any, action Government may take.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2018 11:49:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

855544

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of changes to the liability of small and family business under s.75 of Employer Debt Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	130851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As I explained in the adjournment debate on 11 January, there are a number of parties whose needs must be considered and it would be wrong to look at one party’s issues in isolation. Government must carefully weigh the impact on the security of pensions members have worked hard for, the remaining employers in the scheme, the PPF and its levy payers, when considering whether any change to the current regime is justified.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/03/2018 11:49:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

855549

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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
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 Access to Work funding will have their funding capped as a result of the introduction of a cap in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	130856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Equality Analysis <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-access-to-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-access-to-work</a> published in May 2015 provides estimates of the number of people who would be affected by a cap on Access to Work awards.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/03/2018 16:02:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

855551

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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 Capability Assessment: Chronic Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps has she taken to ensure that work capability assessments take account of the fluctuating nature of degenerative illnesses.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	130858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Work Capability Assessment has been designed to take full account of progressive conditions such as Parkinson’s. If an individual has a progressive health condition, the Healthcare Professional takes this into consideration when providing advice to the Decision Maker.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Healthcare Professionals are trained to ask about and take account of fluctuation.</p><p>The assessment gives people with fluctuating conditions the opportunity to explain how their condition varies over time.</p><p> </p><p>The capability for work questionnaire directly asks if a person’s condition varies in how it impacts on their ability to complete activities over time, and if so to give details of how this affects them as an individual.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/03/2018 11:50:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

855553

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest time taken by his Department to respond to Members' casework inquiries on behalf of constituents was in respect of (i) universal credit, (ii) jobseeker's allowance and (iii) employment support allowance in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	130860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not measure the timings as requested in the question and to provide this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department has a 15 working day target for MP to Director General Correspondence and a 20 working day target for Ministerial correspondence. These timescales are in line with Cabinet Office directives. Our latest internal data for year to date performance currently runs at 93% and 99% respectively, for correspondence answered within these timescales.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 13:00:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

855568

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest periods were between submitting an online application for universal credit and attending a first appointment to begin a new claim in (i) Birkenhead constituency and (ii) England in the last month for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	130875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>We aim to verify claimants’ identify and agree a claimant commitment with them within 10 days of the declaration of claim, approximately 3 weeks before the first payment will fall due.</p><p> </p><p>However, the information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 13:00:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

855700

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	131006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>DWP’s headcount at the end of January 2018 is 83,147 of which 2,563 are currently undertaking an apprenticeship. This equates to 3.1% of DWP employees as of 31 January 2018.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/03/2018 11:15:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden