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star this property date less than 2016-11-17more like thismore than 2016-11-17
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Employment and Support Allowance more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent through the Work Programme on employment support for claimants of employment and support allowance in each of the last six years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
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Stephen Timms more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-11-22more like thismore than 2016-11-22
star this property answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Work Programme Spend on ESA claimant groups</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p>The figures above agree to the DWP published Annual Report and Accounts for each of the years quoted, and those quoted in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325995/Work_Programme_Costs_v7_2014-07-01.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325995/Work_Programme_Costs_v7_2014-07-01.pdf</a> which contains Work Programme costs for the period from inception in June 2011 to March 2014</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
star this property answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
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less than 2016-11-22T14:27:30.423Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-22T14:27:30.423Z
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star this property label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt remove filter
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-03-06more like thismore than 2017-03-06
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Employment and Support Allowance more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2017 to Question 65533, whether there will be a minimum number of minutes per year for which people in the employment and support allowance work-related activity group will receive support from their work coach. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
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Stephen Timms more like this
star this property uin 66774 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-03-09more like thismore than 2017-03-09
star this property answer text <p>Whilst we do not set out a minimum number of minutes a year, claimants moving into the work-related activity group (or the appropriate labour market regime in Universal Credit) will be offered support from a work coach. This includes an initial meeting with a work coach, which will provide tailored support for the claimant based on their individual circumstances and capabilities, with the aim of helping them prepare for work in the future. Follow up meetings will then be carried out, with the expectation that this support should be offered at least quarterly. The exact number of minutes of support will be based on the needs of the claimant.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
star this property answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
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less than 2017-03-09T15:18:31.963Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-09T15:18:31.963Z
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star this property label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt remove filter
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
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star this property date less than 2016-09-15more like thismore than 2016-09-15
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Employment: Disability more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress the Government has made to reduce the disability employment gap. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
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Stephen Timms more like this
star this property uin 46533 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2016-10-10more like thismore than 2016-10-10
star this property answer text <p>We recognise that the gap between the employment rates of disabled people and non-disabled people remains too large.</p><p>Last year the Work and Health Unit was established to lead the drive for improving work and health outcomes for people with health conditions and disabilities, as well as improving support for people absent from work through ill health and those at risk of leaving workforce.</p><p>The Unit has begun work to build the evidence base of what works to support disabled people and people with health conditions to obtain and remain in work.</p><p>We plan to produce a Green Paper later this year that will explore a range of ways to improve the prospects and transform the lives of disabled people and people with long term health conditions by removing barriers that prevent them from working, and helping ensure that they are able to obtain and remain in work.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
star this property answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
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less than 2016-10-10T14:42:24.453Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-10T14:42:24.453Z
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star this property label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt remove filter
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-09-05more like thismore than 2017-09-05
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Work Capability Assessment more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the work capability assessment in supporting disabled people into work; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
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Stephen Timms more like this
star this property uin 8607 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-09-11more like thismore than 2017-09-11
star this property answer text <p>We have responded to a range of recommendations from five Independent Reviews.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have consulted through the Work and Health Green Paper how we might improve the assessment process, and how we can use information more effectively to support this group in the future.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
star this property answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
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less than 2017-09-11T12:47:28.36Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-11T12:47:28.36Z
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star this property label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt remove filter
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-07-14more like thismore than 2017-07-14
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Disability more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his Department's policy to make no further cuts to disability benefits in the current Parliament. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
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Stephen Timms more like this
star this property uin 5042 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
star this property answer text <p>We have no plans to make any further cuts to disability benefits beyond those already legislated for.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
star this property answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
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less than 2017-07-19T10:24:59.527Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-19T10:24:59.527Z
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star this property label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt remove filter
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-04-18more like thismore than 2017-04-18
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Employment Schemes more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2017 to Question 60322, on what date the final referrals to Work Choice will be made. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
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Stephen Timms more like this
star this property uin 71151 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-04-24more like thismore than 2017-04-24
star this property answer text <p>We are extending Work Choice in England and Wales to ensure ongoing specialist provision for disabled customers ahead of the Work and Health Programme which is expected to be implemented from November 2017 to March 2018</p><p> </p><p>Referrals to Work Choice will continue until at least 30<sup>th</sup> September 2017 with a current planned delivery period up until at least 31<sup>st</sup> March 2019. Final Work Choice referral and delivery end dates will be reviewed once the details of the implementation of the Work and Health Programme are finalised.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
star this property answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
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less than 2017-04-24T13:18:36.533Zmore like thismore than 2017-04-24T13:18:36.533Z
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star this property label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt remove filter
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
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star this property date less than 2016-11-01more like thismore than 2016-11-01
star this property answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Employment: Disability more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects that the goal of halving the disability employment gap will be achieved. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
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Stephen Timms more like this
star this property uin 51516 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-11-04more like thismore than 2016-11-04
star this property answer text <p>We are committed to halving the disability employment gap. We have seen almost 500,000 more disabled people in employment over the past three years. Over the same time we’ve seen the employment rate for disabled people increase by over 4 percentage points, where it now stands at 48 per cent.</p><p>We have a range of activity underway that is focused on the evidence gaps we have identified including access to services and levels of support we should offer. This will help us to develop new models of support to help people into work when they are managing a long term health condition or disability. We want all employers to be as supportive as possible so that everyone can go as far as their talents will take them.</p><p>But we know that there is much more that needs to be done, so that everyone who can work is given the right support and opportunities to do so.</p><p>This is why we have published “Improving Lives: The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper”. It sets out the short-term action we intend to take to bring about change. It also asks questions on proposals for longer-term reform over this Parliament and beyond, so that our systems, sectors and social attitudes all work together to help achieve the ambition of halving the disability employment gap.</p><p>Halving the gap is a long term project and although the Government has an important role to play in leading the way and facilitating change, everyone needs to play their part, which is why we are launching this consultation.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
star this property answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 51517 more like this
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less than 2016-11-04T14:33:22.46Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-04T14:33:22.46Z
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2016-11-01more like thismore than 2016-11-01
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Employment: Disability more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what change in the disability employment gap he expects between 2015 and 2020. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
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Stephen Timms more like this
star this property uin 51517 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-11-04more like thismore than 2016-11-04
star this property answer text <p>We are committed to halving the disability employment gap. We have seen almost 500,000 more disabled people in employment over the past three years. Over the same time we’ve seen the employment rate for disabled people increase by over 4 percentage points, where it now stands at 48 per cent.</p><p>We have a range of activity underway that is focused on the evidence gaps we have identified including access to services and levels of support we should offer. This will help us to develop new models of support to help people into work when they are managing a long term health condition or disability. We want all employers to be as supportive as possible so that everyone can go as far as their talents will take them.</p><p>But we know that there is much more that needs to be done, so that everyone who can work is given the right support and opportunities to do so.</p><p>This is why we have published “Improving Lives: The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper”. It sets out the short-term action we intend to take to bring about change. It also asks questions on proposals for longer-term reform over this Parliament and beyond, so that our systems, sectors and social attitudes all work together to help achieve the ambition of halving the disability employment gap.</p><p>Halving the gap is a long term project and although the Government has an important role to play in leading the way and facilitating change, everyone needs to play their part, which is why we are launching this consultation.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
star this property answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 51516 more like this
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less than 2016-11-04T14:33:22.537Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-04T14:33:22.537Z
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star this property date less than 2016-11-03more like thismore than 2016-11-03
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Employment: Disability more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Green Paper Improving Lives: Work, Health and Disability, published on 31 October 2016, does not contain a commitment to aim to halve the disability employment gap by 2020. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
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Stephen Timms more like this
star this property uin 51840 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-11-08more like thismore than 2016-11-08
star this property answer text <p>This Government’s commitment to halving the disability employment gap was set out in our Manifesto. We have seen almost 500,000 more disabled people in employment over the past three years. Over the same time we’ve seen the employment rate for disabled people increase by over 4 percentage points, where it now stands at 48 per cent.</p><p>We want to build on this. We are clear that sustained progress calls for action across the areas of welfare, employment and health. Although the Government has an important role to play in leading the way and facilitating change, everyone needs to play their part. That is why we have just published “<em>Improving Lives: The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper</em>”. It sets out the short-term action we intend to take to bring about change, alongside our intention to work with others to change perceptions and transform the culture around disability, health and work. The aim of the public consultation is to spark a proactive, wide-ranging and challenging conversation and build a consensus for change. It includes questions on proposals for longer-term reform over this Parliament and beyond, so that our systems, sectors and social attitudes all work together to help achieve the ambition of halving the disability employment gap.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
star this property answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
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less than 2016-11-08T15:55:02.2Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-08T15:55:02.2Z
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star this property date less than 2017-03-02more like thismore than 2017-03-02
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Disability: Employment more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made since May 2015 in reducing the disability employment gap. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham remove filter
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Stephen Timms more like this
star this property uin 66294 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-03-07more like thismore than 2017-03-07
star this property answer text <p>This Government is committed to its ambition to halve the disability employment gap and enable disabled people and people with long-term health conditions to access all the benefits that work can bring.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data shows that since 2015, almost 300,000 more working age disabled people are in employment and the disability employment rate has increased by almost 3 percentage points, now standing at 50 per cent. Over the same time we have seen improvements in the disability employment gap which now stands at around 31 percentage points, down from just below 34 percentage points in the same period in 2015. But we know that there is much more that needs to be done, so that everyone who can work is given the right support and opportunities to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Improving Lives, the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper published on 31<sup>st</sup> October 2016 sets out the short-term action we intend to take to bring about change. It also asked questions on ideas for longer-term reform over this Parliament and beyond through a formal national consultation, so that our systems, sectors and social attitudes all work together to help achieve the ambition of halving the disability employment gap. The consultation closed on 17<sup>th</sup> February 2017. We are grateful to the many individuals and organizations who have submitted responses. We will now consider these carefully as we plan next steps on this important agenda.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
star this property answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
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less than 2017-03-07T13:13:41.707Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-07T13:13:41.707Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this