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1241221

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Asbestosis and Diffuse Pleural Thickening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many industrial injuries disablement benefit applications have been received for (a) asbestosis, (b) diffuse pleural thickening since January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	100390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The number of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) applications that have been received for (a) asbestosis, (b) diffuse pleural thickening since January 2020 is;</p><p> </p><p>Pneumoconiosis including Asbestosis and Silicosis – 1018 (we are unable to break this figure down to just asbestosis claims)</p><p>Diffuse Pleural Thickening – 417</p><p> </p><p>We have also had the following Special Rules claims which are also associated with asbestos exposure:</p><p> </p><p>Diffuse Mesothelioma – 1518</p><p>Cancer of the lung with evidence of Asbestosis – 122</p><p>Cancer of the lung – 157</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/10/2020 14:39:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1241226

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Asbestosis and Diffuse Pleural Thickening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments for industrial injuries disabled benefits have been suspended due to the covid-19 outbreak in respect of (a) asbestosis and (b) diffuse pleural thickening.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	100395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The number of Pneumoconiosis including Asbestosis and Silicosis category cases that are currently awaiting a medical assessment is 865 (we are unable to break this figure down to just asbestosis claims).</p><p> </p><p>The number of Diffuse Pleural Thickening category cases that are currently awaiting a medical assessment is 347.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/10/2020 15:37:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1241227

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to process suspended Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit cases.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	100396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The suspension of face-to-face assessments for the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) means the majority of new claims are not being assessed at present. We are urgently exploring approaches to safely progress new IIDB claims awaiting an assessment. We will restart face to face assessments in a safe manner with adherence to the latest public health guidance as soon as we are able to. As part of this work, we will carefully consider the demands on our services to manage the cases.</p><p>For claimants with the most serious or terminal conditions, claims continue to be processed and decisions made as normal. Furthermore, reassessment case awards have been extended to ensure that payments continue unhindered on those cases. Any deteriorations which would have meant an increase in award, will be backdated once face-to-face assessments recommence, to ensure no one is left out of pocket.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 100397 question first answered 14/10/2020 15:05:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1241228

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional resources she will make available to help manage the backlog of industrial injuries disablement benefit cases; and how her Department will prioritise the outstanding cases.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	100397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The suspension of face-to-face assessments for the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) means the majority of new claims are not being assessed at present. We are urgently exploring approaches to safely progress new IIDB claims awaiting an assessment. We will restart face to face assessments in a safe manner with adherence to the latest public health guidance as soon as we are able to. As part of this work, we will carefully consider the demands on our services to manage the cases.</p><p>For claimants with the most serious or terminal conditions, claims continue to be processed and decisions made as normal. Furthermore, reassessment case awards have been extended to ensure that payments continue unhindered on those cases. Any deteriorations which would have meant an increase in award, will be backdated once face-to-face assessments recommence, to ensure no one is left out of pocket.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 100396 question first answered 14/10/2020 15:05:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1241334

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Social Security Benefits: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Government on the devolution of non-reserved benefits under the Scotland Act 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	100481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department works closely with the Scottish Government to bring about the safe and secure transition to a new devolved social security system. Ministerial oversight is provided by the Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare, which is supplemented as necessary by ad hoc Ministerial discussions. At senior official level, each Government has observer status on the other’s monthly Devolution Programme Board. At working level, both Governments have teams dedicated to the transition to the new system, and contact at official level is constant.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/10/2020 13:21:44 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1241335

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Attendance Allowance: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on updating the timetable for the migration of people in receipt attendance allowance to disability assistance for older people in Scotland under the (a) Scotland Act 2016 and (b) Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	100482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>These are matters for the Scottish Government, with which my Department works closely.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 100483 100484 100485 100486 question first answered 14/10/2020 13:19:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1241336

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Carer's Allowance: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on updating the timetable for the migration of people in receipt of carer’s allowance to carer’s assistance in Scotland under the (a) Scotland Act 2016 and (b) Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	100483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>These are matters for the Scottish Government, with which my Department works closely.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 100482 100484 100485 100486 question first answered 14/10/2020 13:19:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1241337

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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: Scotland
	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 Scotland Act 2016 and Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, what progress her Department has made on an updated timetable for the migration of individuals in receipt of personal independence payment to disability assistance for working age people in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	100484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>These are matters for the Scottish Government, with which my Department works closely.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 100482 100483 100485 100486 question first answered 14/10/2020 13:19:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1241338

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Disability Living Allowance: Scotland
	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 Scotland Act 2016 and Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, what progress her Department has made on an updated timetable for the migration of individuals in receipt of disability living allowance to disability assistance for children and young people in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	100485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>These are matters for the Scottish Government, with which my Department works closely.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 100482 100483 100484 100486 question first answered 14/10/2020 13:19:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1241339

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Scotland
	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 Scotland Act 2016 and Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, what progress her Department has made on an updated timetable for the migration of individuals in receipt of industrial injuries disablement benefit to employment injury assistance in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	100486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>These are matters for the Scottish Government, with which my Department works closely.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 100482 100483 100484 100485 question first answered 14/10/2020 13:19:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft