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1142724

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether changes to Access to Work support are planned for staff employed by non-ministerial government departments.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	284252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>Since 2006, employees of ministerial government departments have had their support funded directly by their Departments rather than through Access to Work, with the exception of Ministry of Defence employees working outside of London.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work is an important enabler in the delivery of the Government’s pledge to see a million more disabled people into work. As leaders in disability employment, and Disability Confident Level 3 Leaders, government departments should not be reliant on external grants to provide the necessary support for their employees.</p><p> </p><p>We have consulted with Ministerial and Non-Ministerial government departments, as well as their arms lengths bodies, to understand what any change could mean. We are currently reviewing this information and considering options for the future.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/09/2019 11:17:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1142753

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proof of settled status is required for an EEA national who has been granted settled status and is applying for benefits.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	284336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Eligibility for income-related (means-tested) benefits, such as Universal Credit, depends on a person’s immigration status in the UK.</p><p>EEA nationals who are habitually resident in the UK and have been granted settled status are eligible to access income-related benefits.</p><p>Mechanisms are in place between DWP and the Home Office to verify settled status through the Habitual Residence Test Process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/09/2019 11:00:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1142821

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timeline is for launching a review into access to benefits for people that are terminally ill.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	284261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>On 11 July the Secretary of State launched an in depth evaluation of how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their life and those with severe conditions.</p><p>The Department is taking this work forward as a priority and will be seeking input from a range of stakeholders including those who have first-hand experience of the special rules, whether clinicians or others supporting people applying for benefit, in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/09/2019 11:16:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1143120

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Work Capability Assessment
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 have died in the last 12 months after having been assessed by her Department as fit for work.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	284785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/09/2019 10:33:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1143121

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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, how many claimants have received (a) multiple and (b) no assessments from her Department in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	284786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The information requested on multiple or no assessments is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/09/2019 10:04:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1143122

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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, whether employees of the Health Assessment Advisory Service receive a monetary bonus for each claimant they find fit for work.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	284538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Assessment Providers do not decide the outcome of a claim to benefit. They provide a report to the department’s decision makers who then determine entitlement to benefit. Employees of the Health Assessment Advisory Service do not have incentives or targets linked to the outcome of benefit entitlement decisions.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/09/2019 09:48:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1143123

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons her Department took the decision to undertake an internal review into the handling of the case of Stephen Smith in private after his death having been found by her Department as fit for work.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	284788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Internal Process Reviews (IPR) were established as an internal continuous improvement tool and take place when it is considered that objective scrutiny would be beneficial. Its purpose is to examine DWP processes and how they were followed. If appropriate they can also identify recommendations for changes. IPRs contain sensitive personal information and are not suitable for disclosure in the public domain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/09/2019 10:40:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1143313

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Employment and Support Allowance: 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 proportion of employment support allowance assessment meetings were carried out (a) at the claimant’s home and (b) in assessment centres in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	284744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Between August 2018 and July 2019, 2.2 per cent of face-to-face Work Capability Assessments for Employment and Support Allowance claims were carried out at the claimant’s home and 97.8 per cent were carried out in an assessment centre.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/09/2019 11:04:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1143380

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
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 initially refused employment support allowance have subsequently been awarded that allowance under regulation 29 or regulation 35 at (a) the mandatory reconsideration stage and (b) following an appeal hearing in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	284847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/09/2019 09:42:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1143381

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the process is for ensuring that the outcomes of appeals against the refusal of (a) employment support allowance and (b) personal independence payments are reported to those who made the original decision.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	284818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>DWP has processes in place to feedback to original decision makers where a decision is changed at Appeal, this includes feedback from Presenting Officers who have been in attendance at the Appeal.</p><p>This is fed back to the relevant decision makers and line managers through a structured mechanism that is used to advise appropriate conversations and quality actions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/09/2019 10:11:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George