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789203

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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	European Agency for Safety and Health At Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the UK plans to seek observer status at the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	112900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>No decisions have yet been made on our future relationship with the EU's agencies and bodies after leaving the EU. We are seeking a deep and special partnership with the European Union. Our relationship with the European Union's agencies and bodies, including the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, will be evaluated on this basis upon exit</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/11/2017 13:34:58 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

789198

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2017 to Question 110670, on work capability assessment, when he plans to publish the document setting out his Department's recent work, its response to the consultation and its next steps.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	112820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>In October 2016 we published Improving Lives: the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, setting out the Government’s approach to work and health and inviting views on a ten-year strategy for reform.</p><p> </p><p>We engaged with a wide range of stakeholders and others with an interest during the Green Paper consultation period and received around 6,000 responses. We are working towards a publication later this year, which will provide an update on the work we have been doing since the Green Paper, respond to the consultation, and set out our next steps.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 113457 question first answered 21/11/2017 13:32:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

789199

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of, and promote, the Access to Work programme.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	112822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Our approach has primarily been to work with Remploy and other partners and charities, using their effective networks and channels to reach potential recipients and raise awareness. We have also worked extensively to promote the Access to Work Scheme via Disability Confident with stakeholders and partners such as the impairment specific charities and health practitioners.</p><p> </p><p>In addition we have made marketing funding available to produce materials and secure presences at appropriate conferences and events.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/11/2017 15:05:58 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

791070

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to publish the Government's response to the Green Paper entitled Work, health and disability: improving lives, published on 31 October 2016.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	113457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>In October 2016 we published Improving Lives: the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, setting out the Government’s approach to work and health and inviting views on a ten-year strategy for reform.</p><p> </p><p>We engaged with a wide range of stakeholders and others with an interest during the Green Paper consultation period and received around 6,000 responses. We are working towards a publication later this year, which will provide an update on the work we have been doing since the Green Paper, respond to the consultation, and set out our next steps.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 112820 question first answered 21/11/2017 13:32:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

791063

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	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: Feltham and Heston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many initially unsuccessful Personal Independent Payment (PIP) claimants from Feltham and Heston are now eligible for PIP under the updated PIP guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	113492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 November 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-11-06/111728/" target="_blank">UIN111728</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department is not able to reliably estimate the number of past disallowances who would benefit from this change. Therefore it is not possible to estimate how many initially unsuccessful claimants from Feltham and Heston are now eligible</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/11/2017 13:38:53 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

789305

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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: Garston and Halewood
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former claimants of disability living allowance in Garston and Halewood constituency who have been unsuccessful in their claim for personal independence payments have been waiting more than (a) six weeks, (b) three months and (c) six months for their appeal to be heard.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	113103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/11/2017 13:28:32 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

789306

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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: Garston and Halewood
	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 Written Statement of 2 November 2017, HCWS218, on social security, how many previously unsuccessful personal independence payment (PIP) claimants from Garston and Halewood constituency are now eligible for PIP under the updated PIP guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	113102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 November 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-11-06/111728/" target="_blank">UIN111728</a>.</p><p> </p><p><em>‘The Department estimates that approximately 10,000 claimants will benefit from this change in 2022/23. However, the Department cannot reliably apply this methodology retrospectively to past disallowances.’</em></p><p> </p><p>The Department is not able to reliably estimate the number of past disallowances who would benefit from this change. Therefore it is not possible to estimate how many previously unsuccessful claims from Garston and Halewood are now eligible.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/11/2017 13:26:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

791069

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	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
	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 (a) with Parkinson's disease and (b) in total are in the no review category for personal independence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Keighley
	tabling member printed	John Grogan
	uin	113444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I previously gave on 15 November 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-11-07/111959/" target="_blank">UIN 111959</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/11/2017 13:40:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	382 label Biography information for John Grogan

788657

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	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: West Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment applications from people with ME have been refused in West Yorkshire since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	112552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not record disabling conditions of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants at registration stage. Disabling conditions are recorded on the PIP Computer System only for those claimants who undergo a face to face or paper based assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore we are unable to provide the number of refused PIP applications which were made by people with ME.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/11/2017 13:21:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

788658

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what disability-specific training personal independence payment assessors receive to enable them to understand fluctuating conditions such as ME and epilepsy.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	112553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Health Professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes a functional evaluation as to how medical conditions and the long-term medical treatment of those conditions affect an individual.</p><p> </p><p>All Health Professionals complete training on neurological conditions including epilepsy/ME during their initial training. They also practice several clinical scenarios involving epilepsy/ME as part of that initial training course. In addition to the introductory training and mentoring support, they also have access and can refer to clinical reports on epilepsy/ME which can be reviewed at any point before during or after an assessment has taken place.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/11/2017 13:23:04 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel