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781468

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
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	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, what plans his Department has to reform the work capability assessment.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	110670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>We consulted on reform of the Work Capability Assessment in the <em>Improving Lives</em> Green Paper. We received around 6,000 consultation responses, supported by 166 accessible events across the country. Our officials have been working hard since the Green Paper consultation to analyse that fantastic response. We are working towards an autumn publication, which will provide an update on the recent work we’ve been doing, respond to the consultation, and set out our next steps.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/11/2017 16:25:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

758888

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	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, what evidence he has that releasing the work capability assessment outcome report in answer to Freedom of Information request FS50645849 would damage the reputation of the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments, Maximus or Atos.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	9612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>As this Freedom of Information request is the subject of an on-going appeal, the Department is unable to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/09/2017 14:02:36 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

756119

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	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 much his Department has spent on contracts for delivering work capability assessments in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>In 2016/17 the Department spent £177.5m on ESA and related Work Capability Assessments. This figure covers the direct cost of delivering work capability assessments, the medical assessments undertaken for other benefits, costs relating to written and verbal medical advice, fixed overheads, administrative costs, investment in new technology and other service improvements.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 16:25:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749519

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	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, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of health capability assessments for claimants of employment and support allowance with (a) mental health issues and (b) learning difficulties.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	3372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Strict audit and quality control measures are in place to ensure the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments delivers high-quality assessments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department introduced the independent audit of Work Capability Assessments in March 2015 in line with the start of the new Health and Disability Assessment Service contract. Audit has a central role in confirming that independent health professional advice complies with the required standards and that it is clear and medically reasonable. It also provides assurance that any approach to assessment and opinion given is consistent so that, irrespective of where or by whom the assessment is carried out, claimants with conditions that have the same functional effect will ultimately receive the same benefit outcome.</p><p> </p><p>Health Professionals receive training on how to identify the impact of mental health conditions on claimants. This is followed by on-going professional training and support which continues for the duration of their employment in the role.</p><p> </p><p>Providers are required to make every attempt to obtain the best evidence available to assist the Health Professional undertaking the assessment to make a fully formed judgment. This includes evidence from Community Mental Health Teams, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers supporting claimants with mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/07/2017 10:05:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

731621

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	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, when his Department plans to cease work capability reassessments for employment and support allowance claimants with the most severe health conditions and disabilities where the condition is unlikely to improve; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>This change will come into effect in autumn 2017 and will apply to those placed in Employment and Support Allowance’s Support Group and the Universal Credit equivalent.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the new criteria and process for this group of claimants is developed, we do not plan to reassess claimants who had the most severe health conditions or disabilities when they had their first Work Capability Assessment. We are currently working with stakeholders to develop the new criteria and, when finalised, we will revisit this group to confirm the position, but we expect this will not require a face-to-face assessment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/06/2017 14:24:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

714690

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	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 assessments Maximus completed within the first year of that company's employment and support allowance contract.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	69499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>In Year 1 (1 March 2015 – 29 February 2016) of their contract, Centre for Health Disability Assessments (CHDA) delivered a total of 792,302 Work Capability Assessments and 111,720 other assessments. For Year 2, the number of assessments completed overall by CHDA increased to 945,343 and 108,943 respectively. CHDA is a MAXIMUS Company.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/04/2017 14:32:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

714691

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	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, if he will introduce the mandatory recording of capability assessments for employment and support allowance and personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	69482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce the mandatory recordings of assessments for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payments (PIP).</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there is no legal need to record assessments, claimants can request in advance that their ESA assessment is recorded. This is explained to claimants in the letter inviting them to their face-to-face assessment.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 March a small-scale pilot started to test whether there are any benefits to audio recording PIP face-to-face assessments. Once the results of this pilot have been processed and evaluated, we will be able to make further decisions on whether DWP will consider recording PIP assessments in the future.</p><p> </p><p>However, assessment recording will always be entirely voluntary and subject to claimant consent.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/04/2017 15:14:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

631996

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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	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, what account his Department took of (a) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, (b) Asperger syndrome, (c) dyspraxia and (d) other neuro-developmental conditions when designing fitness for work questionnaires.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	52389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The capability for work questionnaire (form ESA50) was developed with medical experts and groups representing a range of disabled people. It is designed to mirror the Work Capability Assessment which relates to functional ability in the workplace rather than being linked to specific conditions. The form is regularly reviewed and revised and we have worked closely with a number of charities and stakeholder groups to make changes to the ESA50.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/11/2016 15:31:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

596103

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	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 qualified doctors are employed by Maximus in delivering work assessments.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	47248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>As of 26 September 2016, there were 196.14 (full time equivalent) doctors employed as Healthcare Professionals by the Centre for Health Disability Assessments (CHDA is a MAXIMUS company) in delivering Work Capability Assessments.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/10/2016 13:38:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

573920

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	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, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on claimants of no longer being eligible to receive employment and support allowance payments at the assessment rate when undergoing a mandatory reconsideration of a work capability assessment.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	44461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>ESA claimants who are found fit for work and are waiting for their mandatory reconsideration application to be decided, are eligible to claim JSA. This is the right benefit for those who are capable of work, with Jobcentre work coaches fully supporting these claimants during this period - and the statistics released on 8 September show that this period is now a relatively short one – the median average being around 9 days.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2016 13:30:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford