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date	14/09/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to encourage SMEs to participate in the Kickstart scheme.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	905948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>We are determined that small businesses play a key part in the Kickstart Scheme. We are actively encouraging a range of organisations to step forward as intermediaries, this includes the Chambers of Commerce, Local Authorities and charities – so they can support small employers offer Kickstart roles to young people.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/09/2020 15:57:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

926650

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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: Appeals
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 appeals against work capability assessments were upheld in the last calendar year.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	154618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Table 17 of the publication “ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: June 2018” provides statistics on appeal outcomes for ESA WCA decisions, by period of claim start, from October 2013 up to September 2017, a copy of which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-june-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 26/06/2018 10:50:05 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

915159

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Motability
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 that were eligible for a Motability vehicle under disability living allowance have been classified as not eligible under personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	148652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this specific information.</p><p> </p><p>However, I can confirm that, while a proportion of claimants have lost their entitlement to the higher rate mobility component, 104,000 reassessed DLA claimants actually received enhanced rate mobility which they did not previously have.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/06/2018 16:40:05 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

915160

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Orthopaedics
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 with lower limb amputations received a lower level of financial support under personal independence payment than under disability living allowance.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	148653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As of October 2017, 5,630 Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants have been re-assessed for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) whose main disabling condition is recorded as ‘lower limb amputation’. Their outcomes were as follows following re-assessment:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Outcome of re-assessment</strong></p></td><td><p>Received a higher award</p></td><td><p>Received the same award</p></td><td><p>Received a lower award</p></td><td><p>Disallowed (i.e. received no award)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of claimants</p></td><td><p>2,240 (40%)</p></td><td><p>1,350 (24%)</p></td><td><p>1,640 (29%)</p></td><td><p>400 (7%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, there were 220 claimants reassessed for PIP recorded whose main disabling condition is recorded as ‘upper and lower limbs amputations’ (i.e. multiple amputations). We do not know in these cases whether their amputations are for upper or lower limbs as this is not recorded on the computer system. Their outcomes were as follows following re-assessment:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Outcome of re-assessment</strong></p></td><td><p>Received a higher award</p></td><td><p>Received the same award</p></td><td><p>Received a lower award</p></td><td><p>Disallowed (i.e. received no award)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of claimants</p></td><td><p>100 (46%)</p></td><td><p>70 (30%)</p></td><td><p>40 (20%)</p></td><td><p>10 (3%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Data is based on main disabling condition as recorded on the DLA computer system. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</li><li>Figures are based on initial PIP outcome only.</li><li>Figures include claims under normal rules and special rules.</li><li>Data taken from the DLA and PIP computer system’s management information.</li><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding of individual values.</li><li>Figures are for Great Britain only.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/06/2018 15:44:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

915161

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Orthopaedics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for personal independence payment from people with lower limb amputations were subject to a mandatory reconsideration.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	148654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>There have been the following number of Mandatory Reconsiderations (MRs) requested by claimants with “Amputation - Lower limb(s)” listed as their main health condition broken down by Financial Year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year of MR Registration</p></td><td><p>Count</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 – January 2018</p></td><td><p>620</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/06/2018 13:36:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

915162

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Motability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether geography is a criterion for eligibility for a Motability vehicle under personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	148655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>Geography is not considered as part of the eligibility criteria. The Motability Scheme is open to anyone in the UK. who qualifies for higher rate mobility component for Disability Living Allowance, the enhanced rate of the mobility component for Personal Independence Payment, Armed Forces Independence Payment or War Pensioners Mobility Supplement with at least a 12 months’ award length remaining.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/06/2018 16:42:55 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael