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1045880

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	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 recent High Court judgement on universal credit assessments, if she will review the method used to calculate universal credit payments for (a) all claimants and (b) claimants who are paid on a four weekly basis.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	211195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is carefully considering the High Court’s Judgment and it is therefore not appropriate to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/01/2019 14:28:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1088323

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the average waiting time at assessment centres in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	232052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>All claimants of Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance should expect to be seen within 30 minutes of their scheduled assessment appointment time.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not monitor the average waiting time at the assessment centres for claims to Personal Independence Payment.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time at assessment centres for Work Capability Assessments in February 2019, was 17.1 minutes. We continue to work closely with the supplier to improve the waiting times whilst maintaining the high level of customer satisfaction assessment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/03/2019 17:44:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1105306

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	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: Medical Examinations
	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 18 March 2019 to Question 232052 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, if she will make an assessment of the average waiting time at assessment centres; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	237187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>In February 2019, the average waiting time at assessment centres for Work Capability Assessments, was 17.1 minutes. Although the Department does not monitor average waiting times at assessment centres for Personal Independence Payment, there are contractual targets in place for individuals to be seen within 30 minutes of their appointment time.</p><p> </p><p>We set our Assessment Providers challenging targets and monitor performance closely. The requirements set out in the contract are demanding and the Department robustly performance manages the providers against those requirements. The Department has a full set of service level agreements setting out expectations for service delivery.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/04/2019 13:07:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1107740

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	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: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people with acoustic neuroma during the benefits assessment process.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	238665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>All Healthcare Professionals carrying out assessments are medically qualified and highly-trained practitioners in their own field and must have at least two years' experience following registration. They are subject to a rigorous recruitment process followed by a comprehensive training programme in disability assessment. The assessment is not a medical assessment requiring the Healthcare Professional to diagnose a condition and recommend treatment options. The focus is on ensuring Healthcare Professionals are experts in disability analysis, drawing on evidence supplied by the claimant and their GP or specialist clinical team, with knowledge of the likely functional effects of a wide range of health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>While preparing to undertake an assessment, Healthcare Professionals can access a wide range of clinical resources to research any conditions presented. This includes evidence based protocols, e-learning modules or case studies as well as keeping knowledge up to date through Continuous Professional Development.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/04/2019 16:23:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

381934

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2015
	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: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides for people in employment with mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	2900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Access to Work Mental Health Support Service can offer support to individuals with a mental health condition who are absent from work or finding work difficult.</p><p> </p><p>The service supports those experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or other mental health issues that are affecting their work.</p><p> </p><p>The service was established in December 2011 and is delivered by Remploy Employment Services.</p><p> </p><p>Fit for Work provides both a supportive occupational health assessment and general health and work advice to employees, employers and General Practitioners (GPs), to help individuals stay in or return to work.</p><p> </p><p>We have also allocated over £43 million in the next three years to pilot services which support people with common mental health conditions to get into, and stay in, work. These will include buying early access to support online cognitive behavioural therapy for claimants and users of Fit for Work; and co-locating NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services in Jobcentres.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2015 14:10:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

388747

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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: Aberdeen
	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 17 June 2015 to Question 3935, what factors in addition to efficiency his Department took into account in its decision to use links to Stat-Xplore to answer Parliamentary Questions.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	6257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>It is the Department’s policy to make as wide a range of detailed statistics available via on-line tools to allow everyone equality of access and support the Government’s Open Data agenda. These are designed to be comprehensive and easy to use so all users can extract the information they need. DWP staff will be holding training sessions for the House of Commons officials and MP’s in the near future.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/07/2015 16:35:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

433294

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	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	Dupuytren's Contracture
	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 report of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council on Dupuytren's contracture due to hand-transmitted vibration, Cm 8860, published in May 2014, when he plans to add that condition to the list of industrial injuries disablement benefit diseases.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	18144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The proposal to add Dupuytren’s Contracture is under consideration and a decision on this will be made in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/12/2015 14:14:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

438133

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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: Dupuytren's Contracture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timescale is for reaching a decision on the proposals to add Dupuytren's Contracture to the list of industrial injuries disablement benefit diseases.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	19937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The proposal to add Dupuytren’s Contracture is still under consideration and a decision on this will be made in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/12/2015 09:58:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

443095

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	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: Dupuytren's Contracture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when work first began in his Department on consideration of the proposal to include Dupuytren's contracture in the list of industrial injuries recognised for disablement benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	21219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>Work began in May 2014 following publication of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Committee’s report on Dupuytren’s Contracture. It is expected that a decision whether or not to add it to the list of prescribed diseases will be made early this year and will take account of the potential costs involved and other relevant factors.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 21220 21241 question first answered 12/01/2016 14:19:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

443096

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	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: Dupuytren's Contracture
	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 Answers of 8 December 2015 to Question 18144 and 22 December 2015 to Question 19937 on Dupuytren's contracture, what his Department's timetable is for considering whether to add that condition to the list of industrial injuries disablement benefit discussions.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	21220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>Work began in May 2014 following publication of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Committee’s report on Dupuytren’s Contracture. It is expected that a decision whether or not to add it to the list of prescribed diseases will be made early this year and will take account of the potential costs involved and other relevant factors.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 21219 21241 question first answered 12/01/2016 14:19:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day