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114961

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/11/2014
	date	05/11/2014
	date tabled	05/11/2014
	ddp created	05/11/2014 23:18:55
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 07:21:34
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	213596
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/11/2014 14:16:52
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is possible for an unemployed person refused employment and support allowance because a work capability assessment found them fit for work to be refused jobseeker's allowance on the grounds of not being fit for work; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 213596
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	213596
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>A person found fit for work following their Work Capability Assessment may claim Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA). They will receive a benefit so long as entitlement conditions for JSA are satisfied. These include being available for and actively seeking.</p> answering member 4084
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

93373

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:02:56
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:48:52
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	210472
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/10/2014 10:40:27
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people stopped claiming employment and support allowance (ESA) in 2013 after gaining insufficient points in a Work Capability Assessment; and how many such people were claiming jobseeker's allowance within four weeks of their ESA claim ending.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210472
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210472
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>It is possible to qualify for ESA through the application of Regulations 29(2)(b) and 35(2)(b) where insufficient points have been allocated in a Work Capability Assessment. It is thus not possible to answer the first part of this question.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested in the second part is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

92326

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/10/2014
	date	26/09/2014
	date tabled	26/09/2014
	ddp created	26/09/2014 20:01:58
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 00:15:25
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	209588
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/10/2014 11:12:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of applicants for employment and support allowance who have had their benefit stopped for failing to attend a work capability assessment and who claim not to have received an appointment letter from Atos; and how many such cases have been submitted to a tribunal.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 209588
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209588
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not hold the information described and therefore I cannot provide an estimate.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

156113

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2014
	date	17/11/2014
	date tabled	17/11/2014
	ddp created	18/11/2014 01:55:32
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 09:28:27
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	214751
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/11/2014 12:11:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has lifted the deferral imposed in January 2014 of reassessments for employment and support allowance claimants following the appointment of a new work capability assessment provider.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214751
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214751
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The Department has temporarily deferred routine repeat assessments for those already in the Work-Related Activity Group or the Support Group of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), in order to focus on new claims.</p><p>Assessments are continuing for new ESA claimants and all those already referred to Atos. Repeat assessments will also continue for people who report a change in their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has agreed a contract with a new provider, Maximus, to deliver the new assessment service from March 2015. We are working with Maximus to increase the number of assessments and resume repeat assessments once they have the capacity to do so.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

93049

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/10/2014
	date	13/10/2014
	date tabled	13/10/2014
	ddp created	13/10/2014 23:31:49
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:18:24
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	210064
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/11/2014 13:23:39
	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 on 20 February 2012, Official Report, column 655W, on employment and support allowance: work capability assessment, what the average wait was for an employment and support allowance applicant between completing the ESA 50 questionnaire and undergoing the work capability assessment in the most recent year for which data are available.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210064
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210064
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The average time from receipt of an ESA50 to the completion of face to face work capability assessment (for both Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment), for the period from January 2014 to September 2014, was 102 working days.</p><p> </p><p>Maximus Health and Human Services Ltd. has been awarded the contract to succeed Atos Healthcare from March 2015, to undertake Work Capability Assessments. The priority for MAXIMUS Health and Human Services Ltd will be to transition the service smoothly from the current provider, stabilise the operation to deliver the best service possible for claimants, increase the volume of assessments carried out and reduce waiting times without compromising quality.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to work closely with Atos under the current contract and process claims as quickly as possible.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

167856

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/12/2014
	date	03/12/2014
	date tabled	03/12/2014
	ddp created	04/12/2014 00:03:06
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 13:55:13
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	217123
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/12/2014 12:48:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have been found fit for work following a work capability assessment have reapplied for employment and support allowance within (a) 12, (b) 24 and (c) 36 months.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 217123
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	217123
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The information as requested is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

65096

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/07/2014
	date	01/07/2014
	date tabled	01/07/2014
	ddp created	01/07/2014 22:03:54
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 13:32:26
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	203404
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/07/2014 13:47:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken to process a mandatory reconsideration of a work capability assessment is; and what steps the Government is taking to support employment and support allowance (ESA) claimants whose work capability assessments are being reconsidered, but who are unable to claim ESA during the reconsideration or claim job seeker's allowance because they do not meet the entitlement criteria because they are too ill to seek work.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 203404
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	203404
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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 at this time.</p><p> </p><p>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>Whilst it is correct to say that ESA cannot be claimed during the Mandatory Reconsideration stage, it is not correct to say that Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) cannot be claimed. These claimants have been found fit for work and the benefit for them is JSA. To be entitled to JSA the conditions of entitlement, including the signing of a Claimant Commitment, must be satisfied. Where someone presents with health issues the conditions are modified and the Claimant Commitment drafted accordingly - disability advisers support claimants in this position and provide specialist advice</p> answering member 1528
	creator	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

90229

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 23:53:06
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 20:59:57
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	207649
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/09/2014 16:02:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what process is in place for the transition from Atos to another provider for work capability assessments; how will this be communicated to employment and support allowance claimants; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 207649
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	207649
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department will work very closely with the new provider and Atos during the transition period to ensure a smooth and effective handover of services, including the staff and infrastructure that will move from Atos to the new provider. The process for claimants will remain the same during the transition and so claimants should continue to attend their assessments. We are considering the communications to claimants as part of the transition plan.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

62761

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:52:21
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 10:09:34
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	201308
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/06/2014 15:05:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 176W, on work capability assessment, if he will make it his policy to set a target timescale for employment and support allowance and incapacity benefit reassessment work capability assessments in order to monitor and reduce the waiting times for those assessments.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201308
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201308
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are committed to completing Work Capability Assessments as quickly as possible so that eligible claimants receive the appropriate rate of benefit.</p><p>However it is important to get assessments right rather than setting an artificial timescale for completion. We are working with the existing supplier to improve processing times and reduce waiting times. In addition, we are seeking a replacement supplier to undertake Work Capability Assessments.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime we continue to rigorously monitor and manage the existing contract to ensure that both quality and performance are maintained as part of our drive to improve the quality of decision making and process claims more quickly.</p> answering member 1528
	creator	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

92323

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/10/2014
	date	26/09/2014
	date tabled	26/09/2014
	ddp created	26/09/2014 20:01:57
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 00:15:04
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	209583
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/10/2014 10:58:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessments for employment and support allowance have been cancelled with (a) one week's and (b) two weeks' notice in (i) Warrington, (ii) the North West and (iii) England.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 209583
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209583
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>These figures are not routinely supplied to DWP.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones