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100263

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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: Motherwell and Wishaw
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Motherwell and Wishaw constituency have been in receipt of employment and support allowance payments for more than one year.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Roy
	uin	211267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants in the Motherwell and Wishaw parliamentary Constituency, with a duration of 1 year or more: As at February 2014:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motherwell and Wishaw</p></td><td><p>3,030</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: DWP, 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest ten;</li><li>Parliamentary Constituency of claimant (Westminster) These constituencies are used for the Westminster parliament.</li><li>This information is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 16:25:28 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	626 label Biography information for Mr Frank Roy

100281

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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 rejected for eligibility for employment and support allowance and who were declared fit for work by a private assessment firm subsequently died of a pre-existing condition (a) within a week, (b) one to two weeks and (c) three to four weeks after the fit-for-work declaration to date.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	211395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note, however, that Atos Healthcare do not make decisions about entitlement for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) following a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). All eligibility decisions are taken by a DWP Decision Maker who will consider all of the available evidence, including information provided by the claimant (e.g. the ESA50 form), the Atos healthcare professional’s report and any available additional medical evidence.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 15:49:06 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

93870

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2014
	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	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 people have received compensation payments from his Department for delays to assessment and decisions for personal independence payments; and how much his Department expects to pay out in such compensation in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	210907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The reasons for making special payments are not routinely recorded and to provide the requested information would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 16:37:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

93875

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2014
	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, whether an impact assessment was carried out before contributions-based employment and support allowance claims were time limited.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	210849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The impact assessment for time limiting contributions-based employment and support allowance can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/175000/esa-time-limit-wr2011-ia-revised-apr2011.pdf.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/175000/esa-time-limit-wr2011-ia-revised-apr2011.pdf.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 12:51:01 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

99748

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2014
	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	Mesothelioma: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information will be published by his Department on take-up of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment scheme; and at what frequency such data will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	210968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>DWP will carry out an annual review of the scheme as set out within the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014. The first report under this regulation will be published on or before 30<sup>th</sup> November 2015. The report will set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the scheme, include the level of take up, and assess the extent to which those objectives have been achieved over the reporting period.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 16:03:52 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

99749

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2014
	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	Mesothelioma: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims made under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment scheme have been (a) submitted, (b) accepted, (c) concluded, (d) remain outstanding and (e) resulted in a payment being made.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	210969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>As of 30<sup>th</sup> September 2014, the following applications have been made under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme:</p><p> </p><p>a) 173 applications have been submitted</p><p>b) 101 applications have been accepted</p><p>c) 130 applications have been concluded</p><p>(101 successful, 28 unsuccessful and 1 withdrawn)</p><p>d) 43 applications were pending decisions.</p><p>e) 88 applications have been paid.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 15:57:23 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

99951

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Haemophilia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) haemophiliacs, (b) haemophiliacs with hepatitis C, (c) haemophiliacs with HIV and (d) haemophiliacs with both HIV and hepatitis C have been assessed for eligibiity for the personal independence payment following transfer from the disability living allowance; and how many have been assessed as eligible for personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	211035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested on the numbers of personal independence payment (PIP) claims made by people who previously received disability living allowance (re-assessment claimants) is not available broken down by the long term health condition or disability they have. Information on the total number of reassessment claims received has been published and is available from the PIP statistical release page on GOV.UK:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a>.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Information on the numbers of successful PIP reassessment claims is not available to the level of detail asked for. The available information allows figures to be extracted against a range of primary health conditions, including: haematological disease (which includes haemophilia); infectious disease (which includes HIV); and diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas (which includes hepatitis C). The information is published and can be found at:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 13:03:27 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

99952

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	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: Haemophilia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) haemophiliacs, (b) haemophiliacs with hepatitis C, (c) haemophiliacs with HIV and (d) haemophiliacs with both HIV and hepatitis C have been initially migrated from income support or incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance; how many such decisions to migrate have been overturned on appeal; how many of those migrated have been placed in the employment and support allowance work-related activity group; and how many such decisions to place those migrated in the work-related activity group have been overturned on appeal.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	211034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested for (b), (c) and (d) and the information for (a) on the number of decisions overturned on appeal is not available.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 15:39:46 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson