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	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Asbestos: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the equalisation of payments made to people with asbestos-related diseases and their dependants under the Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	9778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The 1979 Act and 2008 Act schemes were designed to pay those who suffer from eligible diseases at a higher rate than is paid to their dependents. It is right that available funding is prioritised where it is needed most, that is to people living with these diseases.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9779 question first answered 06/02/2020 11:25:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1174302

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Asbestos: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made on the equalisation of payments under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme to people suffering from asbestos-related diseases and their dependents.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	9779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The 1979 Act and 2008 Act schemes were designed to pay those who suffer from eligible diseases at a higher rate than is paid to their dependents. It is right that available funding is prioritised where it is needed most, that is to people living with these diseases.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9778 question first answered 06/02/2020 11:25:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1237706

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) she or (b) the Minister of State for Disabled People authorised her Department’s decision to contest Mr Connor’s legal challenge against its policy of withholding payment of employment and support allowance while it determines a request for mandatory reconsideration of that benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	95152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has not appealed against the High Court judgment in the case of Connor v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and is in the process of implementing the judgment. Claimants who are entitled to ESA payment pending appeal will no longer need to pursue a mandatory reconsideration before lodging an appeal at the First-tier Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>As with all such challenges against a departmental policy, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is the Respondent.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 95153 question first answered 30/09/2020 15:34:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1237707

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the High Court judgment in the case of Connor v SSWP, if she will take steps to ensure that people who have requested a mandatory reconsideration of her Department’s decision to refuse their claim for employment and support allowance (ESA) are paid the assessment rate of ESA while they await the outcome of that mandatory reconsideration.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	95153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has not appealed against the High Court judgment in the case of Connor v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and is in the process of implementing the judgment. Claimants who are entitled to ESA payment pending appeal will no longer need to pursue a mandatory reconsideration before lodging an appeal at the First-tier Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>As with all such challenges against a departmental policy, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is the Respondent.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 95152 question first answered 30/09/2020 15:34:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1236059

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to resume face-to-face medical assessments for Industrial Injuries' Disablement Benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	92880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Our priority throughout this health emergency continues to be to protect the public and our assessment providers’ staff, while ensuring people get the benefits they are entitled to quickly and safely. Face-to-face assessments remain suspended while we review what activity we can gradually start reintroducing in line with the latest public health advice. We will confirm next steps as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, for claimants with the most serious or terminal conditions, claims continue to be processed and decisions made as normal. We are actively considering how to deal with those cases not currently being processed.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 92881 question first answered 29/09/2020 12:12:01 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1236060

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Asbestosis and Diffuse Pleural Thickening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to resume assessing Industrial Injuries' Disablement Benefit claims for (a) asbestosis and (b) diffuse pleural thickening.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	92881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Our priority throughout this health emergency continues to be to protect the public and our assessment providers’ staff, while ensuring people get the benefits they are entitled to quickly and safely. Face-to-face assessments remain suspended while we review what activity we can gradually start reintroducing in line with the latest public health advice. We will confirm next steps as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, for claimants with the most serious or terminal conditions, claims continue to be processed and decisions made as normal. We are actively considering how to deal with those cases not currently being processed.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 92880 question first answered 29/09/2020 12:12:01 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1234536

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	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	Employment: Long Covid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will take steps to encourage employers to (a) recognise the condition of long covid and (b) take into account employees' long-term symptoms of that condition.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	90249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to my response to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-07/85966" target="_blank">85966 </a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 90251 question first answered 21/09/2020 14:40:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1234539

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	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	Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to produce guidance for employers on the treatment of people experiencing long-term effects of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	90251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to my response to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-07/85966" target="_blank">85966 </a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 90249 question first answered 21/09/2020 14:40:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1234476

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	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	Unemployment Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to reduce benefit levels for people deemed by her Department to be unfit for work.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	90140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Future decisions on benefit levels will be made at the next appropriate fiscal event.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2020, the Chancellor announced a series of policies to support people, jobs and businesses during the Pandemic, including an increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance for 12 months, in addition to planned uprating of 1.7%, both of which support new and existing claimants.</p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 90141 question first answered 21/09/2020 14:08:09 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1234480

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to reduce benefit levels for people deemed by her Department to be fit for work.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	90141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Future decisions on benefit levels will be made at the next appropriate fiscal event.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2020, the Chancellor announced a series of policies to support people, jobs and businesses during the Pandemic, including an increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance for 12 months, in addition to planned uprating of 1.7%, both of which support new and existing claimants.</p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 90140 question first answered 21/09/2020 14:08:09 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle