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1697814

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of taking a nurturing and trauma-informed approach to people with mental health challenges who are not in employment.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	19900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The DWP is proudly committed to becoming a more Trauma Informed organisation. The potential merits of the adoption of the Trauma Informed Approach into DWP services, will benefit all customers including those with mental ill health who are unemployed. Adopting the principles of the approach into the core of our business will help us to ensure that anyone interacting with our services feels as safe, empowered and understood as possible; this will underpin our ongoing commitment to compassionate coaching and tailored services.<strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We have a dedicated programme which will integrate the six key pillars of the approach as defined by the Office for Health Improvements and Disparities (December, 2022) which are safety, trustworthiness, choice, empowerment, collaboration and cultural consideration. Our programme looks at these six pillars within the contexts of application to our colleagues, our customers, our culture, and the context of our interaction- whether that is a physical, telephony, digital or postal interaction. There is significant emphasis within the design of the programme regarding what more can be done to prevent trauma and re-traumatisation for both our customers and our colleagues. We are learning from best practice demonstrated by organisations such as NHS Education Scotland, Work Services Australia and the Wales ACES Hub to shape the future prioritisation of this work.</p><p /><p>When developing policies, the Department routinely carries out assessments against the Public Sector Equality Duty to ensure that due regard is given to our responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 19901 question first answered 26/03/2024 14:28:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1679605

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the ONS release Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023, dated 26 July 2023, what medical research supports the concept of bad nerves.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
	uin	8117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Questions of 5th January is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 8116 8121 8122 8130 question first answered 15/01/2024 11:22:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen attachment 1 file name PQ8116_ 8117_ 8121_ 8122_ 8130 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority
	tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1679606

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	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: Mental Health
	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 ONS release Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023, dated 26 July 2023, what interventions have proved effective at helping people with (a) anxiety and (b) bad nerves into work.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
	uin	8118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government has a wide range of initiatives to support disabled people and people with health conditions, including <strong>anxiety, bad nerves and depression,</strong> to start, stay and succeed in work. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) works in lockstep with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) through our Joint DWP and DHSC Work &amp; Health Directorate (JWHD), which reports to both Secretaries of State. This was set up in 2015 in recognition of the significant link between work and health and to reflect the shared agenda of boosting employment opportunities for disabled people and people with health conditions, with a focus on building the evidence base for what works for whom.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the evidence and delivered through the JWHD in partnership with DHSC, we provide support to individuals and employers. Initiatives include:</p><ul><li><strong>Employment Advice in NHS Talking Therapies</strong>, which combines psychological treatment and employment support for people with mental health conditions;</li><li><strong>The Work and Health Programme</strong> providing tailored and personalised support for disabled people;</li><li><strong>Disability Confident</strong> encouraging employers to think differently about disability and health, and to take positive action to address the issues disabled employees face in the workplace;</li><li><a href="https://www.support-with-employee-health-and-disability.dwp.gov.uk/support-with-employee-health-and-disability" target="_blank"><strong>A </strong><strong>digital</strong><strong> information service for employers</strong></a> providing better integrated and tailored guidance on supporting health and disability in the workplace;</li><li>Increasing access to <strong>occupational health</strong>, including the testing of financial incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises and the self-employed;</li><li><strong>Additional Work Coach</strong> support programme that provides disabled people and people with health conditions with increased tailored work coach support to help them move towards and into work;<strong>Disability Employment Advisers </strong>in Jobcentres offering advice and expertise on how to help disabled people and people with health conditions into work; and</li><li>The <strong>Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC)</strong> programme, a Supported Employment model (place, train and maintain) delivered in health settings, aimed at people with physical or common mental health conditions to support them to access paid jobs in the open labour market.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Building on existing provision and the £2 billion investment announced at the Spring Budget, we announced a new package of support in Autumn Statement 2023. This includes:</p><ul><li>Doubling the number of places on the <strong>Universal Support</strong> employment programme, to provide support for 100,000 people per year when fully rolled out;</li><li>Formally launching <strong>WorkWell,</strong> which will bring together the NHS, local authorities and other partners, in collaboration with jobcentres, to provide light touch work and health support in approximately 15 pilot areas;</li><li>Building on the extension of the certification of the <strong>fit notes</strong> to a wider range of healthcare professions, exploring new ways of providing individuals receiving a fit note with timely access to work and health support; and</li><li>Establishing an expert group to support the development of the voluntary national baseline for Occupational Health provision.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 8124 8127 question first answered 15/01/2024 17:36:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1679607

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	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: Mental Health
	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 ONS release Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023, dated 26 July 2023, what the prevalence is of (a) bad nerves and (b) anxiety in people aged between 16 and 64 who have been economically inactive because of long term health conditions since (i) 2010 and (ii) 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
	uin	8119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>“Depression, bad nerves or anxiety” is a pre-specified single category in the Labour Force Survey questionnaire. We are therefore unable to separate out depression, bad nerves and anxiety from each other.</p><p> </p><p>As such, we have provided a breakdown of working-age people (16-64) self-reporting depression, bad nerves or anxiety as a main or secondary health condition who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness from 2013 to 2023, published in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2023/employment-of-disabled-people-2023" target="_blank">The Employment of Disabled People 2023</a> (Table EIA017).</p><p> </p><p>Prevalence of depression, bad nerves or anxiety for those who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness, 2013-2023</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter</p></td><td><p>Number of people who are economically inactive because they are long-term sick (thousands)</p></td><td><p>Number of people who are economically inactive because they are long-term sick with depression, bad nerves or anxiety (thousands)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 13 to Jun 13</p></td><td><p>2,071</p></td><td><p>908</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 14 to Jun 14</p></td><td><p>1,999</p></td><td><p>908</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 15 to Jun 15</p></td><td><p>2,092</p></td><td><p>992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 16 to Jun 16</p></td><td><p>2,048</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 17 to Jun 17</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td><td><p>976</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 18 to Jun 18</p></td><td><p>2,046</p></td><td><p>980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 19 to Jun 19</p></td><td><p>2,039</p></td><td><p>1,034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 20 to Jun 20</p></td><td><p>2,133</p></td><td><p>1,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 21 to Jun 21</p></td><td><p>2,192</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 22 to Jun 22</p></td><td><p>2,394</p></td><td><p>1,256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 23 to Jun 23</p></td><td><p>2,582</p></td><td><p>1,361</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS) quarterly person data</p><p>Note this is unpublished data from our own analysis of ONS Labour Force Survey data and that the ONS release compared Jan-Mar 2019 to Jan-Mar 2023 data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/01/2024 17:33:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1679611

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	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: Mental Health
	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 ONS release Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023, dated 26 July 2023, how job coaches work with people self reporting (a) bad nerves and (b) anxiety.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
	uin	8123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>Work coaches are trained to consider claimant's circumstances and to tailor support according to their individual needs. Staff complete training that covers a wide range of circumstances, including when claimants disclose they are experiencing a range of mental health issues.</p><p> </p><p>The requirements any claimant is asked to meet will be clearly set out in their Claimant Commitment. All requirements are set in discussion with the claimant, tailored to their capability and circumstances, making them realistic and achievable.</p><p> </p><p>Work coaches are also signposted to tools, guidance, support and websites to effectively use resources from both internal and external sites. This ensures that they access the most up to date advice on a particular health condition. They also have access to information on services available in their local area and can signpost to relevant organisations for support.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/01/2024 12:41:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1679613

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	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: Mental Health
	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 ONS release Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023, dated 26 July 2023, whether (a) policy interventions for and (b) other approaches to (i) bad nerves and (ii) anxiety are different for people reporting it as a (A) primary and (B) secondary condition.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
	uin	8125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>On average between 2014 and 2022, disabled people who reported depression, bad nerves or anxiety as their main long-term health condition were more likely to move into work than those that reported it as a main or secondary condition – 14.8% of those not in work the previous year for main condition compared to 9.5% for main or secondary condition. To note, the way the survey data is structured means we are unable to look at labour market impacts for those with conditions listed <strong>only</strong> as a secondary condition.</p><p> </p><p>The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) assesses an individual against a set of descriptors to determine how their health condition(s) or disability affects their ability to work. A key principle is that the WCA considers the impact that a person’s disability or health condition has on them, not the condition itself. Therefore, whether the condition is primary or secondary is not relevant to the WCA outcome.</p><p>The WCA outcome will determine what work-related requirements, if any, are appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Those with particular health conditions, regardless of whether they are listed as primary or secondary conditions, may be found in any labour market regime as people’s conditions can impact their ability to work or engage in work related activity in different ways. This varies from claimants experiencing the most severe impacts from their health condition who are placed in the No Work Related Requirement group and cannot be subject to any work-related requirements, to claimants with health conditions but who are nonetheless fit for work who may set up to 35 hours of work search a week. Where claimants are in a group where conditionality is set, conditionality is agreed between the WC and the claimant and always tailored to someone’s circumstances. A work coach will consider the circumstances of the person in front of them when setting requirements and referring them to specific provision or policy interventions, regardless of whether a condition is listed as a ‘primary’ or ‘secondary’ condition.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 8126 question first answered 15/01/2024 17:41:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1679614

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	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: Mental Health
	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 ONS release Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023, dated 26 July 2023, whether performance differs in helping people to re-engage with work who report (a) anxiety and (b) bad nerves as a (i) primary and (ii) secondary condition.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
	uin	8126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>On average between 2014 and 2022, disabled people who reported depression, bad nerves or anxiety as their main long-term health condition were more likely to move into work than those that reported it as a main or secondary condition – 14.8% of those not in work the previous year for main condition compared to 9.5% for main or secondary condition. To note, the way the survey data is structured means we are unable to look at labour market impacts for those with conditions listed <strong>only</strong> as a secondary condition.</p><p> </p><p>The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) assesses an individual against a set of descriptors to determine how their health condition(s) or disability affects their ability to work. A key principle is that the WCA considers the impact that a person’s disability or health condition has on them, not the condition itself. Therefore, whether the condition is primary or secondary is not relevant to the WCA outcome.</p><p>The WCA outcome will determine what work-related requirements, if any, are appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Those with particular health conditions, regardless of whether they are listed as primary or secondary conditions, may be found in any labour market regime as people’s conditions can impact their ability to work or engage in work related activity in different ways. This varies from claimants experiencing the most severe impacts from their health condition who are placed in the No Work Related Requirement group and cannot be subject to any work-related requirements, to claimants with health conditions but who are nonetheless fit for work who may set up to 35 hours of work search a week. Where claimants are in a group where conditionality is set, conditionality is agreed between the WC and the claimant and always tailored to someone’s circumstances. A work coach will consider the circumstances of the person in front of them when setting requirements and referring them to specific provision or policy interventions, regardless of whether a condition is listed as a ‘primary’ or ‘secondary’ condition.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 8125 question first answered 15/01/2024 17:41:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1144954

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	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: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of unemployment on a person's mental health.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	287476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Work and Pensions recognise the impact unemployment can have on an individual’s mental health. An independent review* of the scientific evidence on the relationship between work and health, commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions, found strong evidence that unemployment is generally harmful to health and linked with poorer mental health, psychological distress, and psychiatric morbidity. Our jobcentre staff work in partnership with mental health providers and services to ensure individuals experiencing unemployment receive the necessary help they need to support them in their job search, work entry and job retention.</p><p>Notes: * Waddell G and Burton AK. (2006). Is work good for your health and well-being. London: TSO.</p><p /><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/09/2019 14:05:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane