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731778

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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: : Coventry South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of disability living allowance payments in Coventry South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The latest available parliamentary constituency data on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claims in payment can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 09:58:49 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

731794

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the availability of assessments for Personal Independence Payment at weekends.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department is continually reviewing and refining the Personal Independence Payment process in order to improve its efficiency, effectiveness and the claimant experience.</p><p> </p><p>Weekend appointments are utilised when appropriate to improve the customer journey and reduce waiting times for appointments.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 13:43:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731809

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Fibrous Dysplasia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support his Department provides for sufferers of fibrous dysplasia.
tabling member constituency	Boston and Skegness
tabling member printed	Matt Warman
uin	760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Claimants with Fibrous dysplasia may be entitled to a wide range of benefits depending on their circumstances, including disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) if they have needs related to daily living or mobility.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 15:00:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman

731982

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that insurance requirements do not prevent (a) deaf and (b) other disabled people from entering employment.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>This question has been interpreted to be about Employers’ Liability Compulsory Insurance (ELCI).</p><p> </p><p>The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 requires most employers to insure against liability for injury or disease to their employees arising out of that employment.</p><p> </p><p>ELCI insures employers against the costs of compensation for those employees who are injured or made ill at work through the fault of their employer. It provides greater security to firms against costs which could otherwise result in financial difficulty; and to employees that resources will be available for compensation even where firms have become insolvent.</p><p> </p><p>There is nothing to suggest that requiring an employer to have compulsory insurance prevents deaf and other disabled people from entering employment.</p><p> </p><p>As the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, I am the champion for disabled people, and work with colleagues across Government to help ensure that disabled people can enjoy full equality of experience and participation across society.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 13:21:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

731250

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what indicators his Department plans to use to measure the quality of assessment reports produced by personal independence payment assessment suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department robustly monitors the performance of contracted suppliers and assessments are independently audited to ensure that the advice provided to the Department’s decision makers is of suitable quality, fully explained and justified. Assessment reports deemed unacceptable are returned to the provider for reworking. We continue to work extensively with PIP assessment providers to make improvements to guidance, training and audit procedures in order to ensure a quality service is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Contractual target is 97% acceptable reports.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed guidance on how reports are audited and the criteria to be used are set out in section 4.5 of the Personal Independence Payment Assessment Guide, which can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 15:11:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731269

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: Musculoskeletal Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions to return to and to stay in work.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We want to see disabled people and people with health conditions, including those living with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions, to fulfil their full potential in work and go as far as their talents and drive can take them.</p><p> </p><p>We are reforming current Government schemes that support disabled people and those with health conditions to return to and stay in work, for example through Access to Work. Access to Work is a grant scheme for individuals to cover the additional costs of working that arise as a result of a disability or health condition. We are also encouraging all employers to sign-up to the Disability Confident scheme which is designed to help employers access the talents of disabled people and retain them in the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>The Work, Health and Disability Green paper set out plans to develop a 10-year strategy that focuses on transforming employment prospects of disabled people and people with long term health conditions – both by getting people into work as well as retaining those already in employment. The government is committed to ensuring disabled people have better employment outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 14:43:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731346

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on benefits for disabled people over the course of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring our welfare system is a strong safety net for those with disabilities and long-term health conditions. We will ensure that support is both sustainable and targeted to those who need it most, and will continually look at ways of improving the delivery of disability benefits. The Government received around 6000 responses to the Improving Lives Green Paper on work, health and disability. We are carefully considering the Consultation responses and next steps will be outlined in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 14:39:36 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

731611

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: 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 adjustments his Department makes to ensure that people with (a) a history of suicide or self-harm and (b) other mental health conditions are treated with appropriate care and caution during benefits assessments.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>If an individual has a mental health condition or there is any indication that a claimant has suicidal thoughts or intentions, assessors are trained to explore the person’s circumstances carefully. Assessors approach this issue with sensitivity and ask questions in a structured way that is appropriate to the individual, based on their knowledge of the claimant’s clinical history and their judgement on the claimant’s current mental state</p><p> </p><p>If the assessor has concerns that a claimant is at substantial and imminent risk with regard to self-harm or suicide, they have a professional responsibility to act quickly in order to safeguard the claimant’s welfare; this might include speaking to the claimant’s GP, and/or calling an ambulance.</p><p> </p><p>Companions are encouraged to accompany the claimant to a face to face consultation and can play an active role. This is helpful for claimants with mental, cognitive or intellectual impairments, who cannot provide an accurate account of their condition due to a lack of understanding, or unrealistic expectations of their ability.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on Work Capability Assessments can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535065/wca-handbook-july-2016.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535065/wca-handbook-july-2016.pdf</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further information on Personal Independence Payment Assessments can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210722/pip-assessment-guide.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210722/pip-assessment-guide.pdf</strong></a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 14:56:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves