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58197

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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
	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 introduce a statutory limit on the length of time decision makers in his Department can take to respond to a request to reconsider a refusal of employment and support allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	198908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have no plans to introduce a statutory time limit for deciding a mandatory reconsideration.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/06/2014 14:26:55 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

58198

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time taken for decisions on requests for reconsideration of fit for work decisions in relation to applications for employment and support allowance has been since October 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	198667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is collecting information to understand how the introduction of mandatory reconsideration is operating, including completion timescales. However, this data is not sufficiently robust and reliable to make available.</p><p> </p><p>In the production of new statistics, which all the above would be, the Department works to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet the high quality standards expected. Departmental statisticians need to assure themselves of the quality of administrative data sources before releasing information as Official statistics, and before the exact timing and format of statistics can be confirmed. .</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 198805 question first answered 09/06/2014 15:14:45 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

57736

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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
	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 Answer to the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West of 21 March 2012, Official Report, column 705W on Atos Healthcare, on how many occasions a Jobcentre Plus decision-maker did not follow the advice of an Atos-approved healthcare professional when making a decision on the eligibility for employment and support allowance in each month since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	198542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The number of occasions where the JCP decision maker's final decision was different to the advice given by the Atos healthcare professional – May 2010 to June 2013</p><p> </p><p>Month JCP decision differs from Atos recommendation</p><p> </p><p>May-10 900</p><p>Jun-10 900</p><p>Jul-10 1,100</p><p>Aug-10 1,200</p><p>Sep-10 1,200</p><p>Oct-10 1,900</p><p>Nov-10 2,600</p><p>Dec-10 2,300</p><p>Jan-11 2,700</p><p>Feb-11 3,100</p><p>Mar-11 3,700</p><p>Apr-11 2,800</p><p>May-11 3,100</p><p>Jun-11 2,800</p><p>Jul-11 2,100</p><p>Aug-11 1,900</p><p>Sep-11 1,600</p><p>Oct-11 1,400</p><p>Nov-11 1,500</p><p>Dec-11 1,200</p><p>Jan-12 1,800</p><p>Feb-12 2,300</p><p>Mar-12 2,700</p><p>Apr-12 2,300</p><p>May-12 2,600</p><p>Jun-12 2,700</p><p>Jul-12 3,200</p><p>Aug-12 3,200</p><p>Sep-12 3,800</p><p>Oct-12 4,600</p><p>Nov-12 4,700</p><p>Dec-12 3,700</p><p>Jan-13 4,800</p><p>Feb-13 4,400</p><p>Mar-13 4,000</p><p>Apr-13 4,100</p><p>May-13 4,900</p><p>Jun-13 5,300</p><p> </p><p>Data sources:</p><p>DWP's benefit administration datasets covering new claims (starting from 27 October 2008); Atos Healthcare's face to face assessment, ESA85 data and limited capability for work questionnaire, ESA50 data; and HMCTS's appeals caseload data.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. These figures do not include work capability assessments completed on incapacity benefit (IB) reassessment claims.</p><p>2. The table includes initial assessments only and the figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 16:59:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

58304

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of employment and support allowance applicants who have been waiting to be given an assessment appointment for more than (a) three, (b) four, (c) five, (d) six and (e) seven months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	199153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 199352 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:25:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

58305

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the time between applications for employment and support allowance and an assessment appointment for people who applied in (a) September 2013, (b) October 2013, (c) November 2013, (d) December 2013, (e) January 2014, (f) February 2014, (g) March 2014 and (h) April 2014 in (i) Glasgow North West constituency, (ii) Glasgow, (iii) Scotland and (iv) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	199352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 199153 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:25:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

58367

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants in the Employment and Support Allowance Work Related Activity Group are currently on the Work Programme; and how many such claimants had the period before they were fit for work assessed as (a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months and (d) over 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	199390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information we have in respect of both referrals and attachments, by prognosis group, are given in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of Work Programme Referrals and Attachments by ESA prognosis Customer Groups, Great Britain: 1 June 2011 - 31 December 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>ESA Prognosis Customer Group</p></td><td><p>Referrals</p></td><td><p>Attachments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All ESA WRAG</p></td><td><p>242,510</p></td><td><p>234,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) WRAG Mandatory</p></td><td><p>10,470</p></td><td><p>9,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) WRAG Voluntary</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Mandatory</p></td><td><p>37,370</p></td><td><p>35,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Voluntary</p></td><td><p>1,970</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6Mth Existing<br></p></td><td><p>5,470</p></td><td><p>5,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory</p></td><td><p>98,290</p></td><td><p>96,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory ExIB</p></td><td><p>23,230</p></td><td><p>22,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary ExIB</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA Mandatory (IR) WRAG 12m</p></td><td><p>42,710</p></td><td><p>40,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 12m Mandatory EXIB</p></td><td><p>20,980</p></td><td><p>20,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA Credit Only</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) Support Group</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) Support Group</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) Support Group ExIB</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) Support Group ExIB</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>     </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 199394 question first answered 16/06/2014 12:01:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 522 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

58370

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme since June 2011 had an estimated period before they were fit for work of (a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months and (d) over 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	199394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information we have in respect of both referrals and attachments, by prognosis group, are given in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of Work Programme Referrals and Attachments by ESA prognosis Customer Groups, Great Britain: 1 June 2011 - 31 December 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>ESA Prognosis Customer Group</p></td><td><p>Referrals</p></td><td><p>Attachments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All ESA WRAG</p></td><td><p>242,510</p></td><td><p>234,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) WRAG Mandatory</p></td><td><p>10,470</p></td><td><p>9,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) WRAG Voluntary</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Mandatory</p></td><td><p>37,370</p></td><td><p>35,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Voluntary</p></td><td><p>1,970</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6Mth Existing<br></p></td><td><p>5,470</p></td><td><p>5,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory</p></td><td><p>98,290</p></td><td><p>96,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory ExIB</p></td><td><p>23,230</p></td><td><p>22,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary ExIB</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA Mandatory (IR) WRAG 12m</p></td><td><p>42,710</p></td><td><p>40,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 12m Mandatory EXIB</p></td><td><p>20,980</p></td><td><p>20,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA Credit Only</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) Support Group</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) Support Group</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) Support Group ExIB</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) Support Group ExIB</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>     </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 199390 question first answered 16/06/2014 12:01:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 521 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

61108

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	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
	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 Answers of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 603W, column 604W and column 605W on employment and support allowance, how many people who have been given a prognosis that (a) a return to work could be considered within two years and (b) return to work is unlikely in the longer term have been placed in the work-related activity group since October 2008.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	200146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Outcomes of functional assessments by prognosis for the ESA work-related activity group, Great Britain: October 2008 – September 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>WRAG: Claimants with a prognosis of under 2 years</p><p> </p></td><td><p>WRAG: Claimants with a prognosis of 2 years or more</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Claims - Initial assessment</p></td><td><p>451,800</p></td><td><p>11,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Claims – Repeat assessment</p></td><td><p>385,800</p></td><td><p>19,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Data in the tables above is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>2. The outcome recorded is the final DWP Decision Maker's decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare Professional where the Decision Maker's decision is not yet available.</p><p>3. The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions. It related to new and repeat ESA claims. In October 2008, ESA replaced IB for new claims. Starting with a trial in October 2010, and reaching a full scale national roll-out in April 2011, existing IB claims began to be phased out, with claimants reassessed to see if they qualify for ESA instead.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/06/2014 13:33:10 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

61831

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of employment and support allowance claims processed within (a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 30, (d) 40, (e) 60 and (f) more than 60 working days.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	200532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/06/2014 11:47:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61903

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2014
	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
	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 an assessment of the implications for his policies of the recent report from Mind entitled Fulfilling Potential? ESA and the fate of the Work-Related Activity Group.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	200715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government has put in place a comprehensive system of support for disabled people and those with health conditions. We keep all our policies under review and are committed to improving further the employment support offered.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/06/2014 14:31:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff