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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-10-19more like thismore than 2020-10-19
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions remove filter
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department's review of how the welfare system works for people with a terminal illness includes an assessment of (a) the ability of people with motor neurone disease to access the special rules for terminal illness and (b) the potential merits of applying reforms to (i) the disability element of universal credit and (ii) personal independence payment. more like this
tabling member constituency North Norfolk remove filter
tabling member printed
Duncan Baker more like this
uin 105563 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-10-22more like thismore than 2020-10-22
answer text <p>In July 2019, the Secretary of State announced an in-depth evaluation of how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their life. The evaluation included 3 strands of research:</p><p>- hearing directly from claimants and charities about their first-hand experiences;</p><p>- considering international evidence to find out what works in other nations and the support they provide; and</p><p>- reviewing current DWP performance to better understand how our Special Rules for Terminal Illness process operates and performs.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-10-22T12:12:28.803Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-22T12:12:28.803Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson remove filter
tabling member
4784
label Biography information for Duncan Baker more like this