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749508

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	Employment and Support Allowance: Motor Neurone Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants with motor neurone disease are in (a) the work related activity group and (b) support group; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	3475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>At 30 November 2016 the number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants with Motor Neurone Disease as their primary medical condition in the Work-Related Activity Group and the Support Group was 10 and 640 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/07/2017 10:09:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

749511

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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date he plans to publish the list of long-term and life-limiting diseases that will be exempt from benefit re-assessments.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is no condition based entitlement to Employment Support Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Rather than a list of specific medical conditions, the criteria will be based on identifying claimants with the most severe health conditions or disabilities where it would be unreasonable to expect the individual to undertake any form or amount of work or work-related activity.</p><p> </p><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>We are currently working with stakeholders to develop the new criteria and, when finalised, the amended guidance will be incorporated into the Work Capability Assessment Handbook published annually on GOV.UK. This change will be reflected in the summer 2018 update.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/07/2017 12:03:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

749512

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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his policy to halve the disability employment gap by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government remains dedicated to improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. The Government has committed itself to getting 1 million more disabled people into work over the next ten years.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/07/2017 11:51:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

749513

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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 extend assessment rate payments to claimants of employment and support allowance who are waiting for the outcome of a mandatory reconsideration.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	3527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>We have no plans to change the current policy of not paying benefit during the Mandatory Reconsideration process.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/07/2017 10:28:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

749514

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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date he plans to publish the White Paper on Work, Health and Disability.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government published the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper (Improving Lives) in October 2016. The Government is currently reviewing over 6000 responses that were received as part of a national consultation, is considering next steps and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/07/2017 11:57:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

749517

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	Department for Work and Pensions: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees of his Department have been referred for disciplinary action as a result of factual inaccuracies in employment and support allowance and personal independence payment assessments in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Employees of the Department for Work and Pensions do not undertake Employment and Support Allowance or Personal Independence Payment assessments.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2012 following a competitive tendering exercise the contract for undertaking Personal Independence Payment assessments was awarded to Atos Healthcare and Capita Business Services Ltd.</p><p> </p><p>Work Capability Assessments are delivered through the Health and Disability Assessment Service Contract. It is a three year contract from March 2015 delivered by the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments, a subsidiary of MAXIMUS.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/07/2017 13:56:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

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

748444

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Offshore Industry: Helicopters
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 take steps to ensure that the Health and Safety Executive's website is updated to include the safety record of helicopters in the UK offshore sector in each year between 2002 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	3286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulates all UK aircraft operators to ensure they comply with relevant international safety standards including European-wide safety regulations set by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).</p><p> </p><p>Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors visit offshore installations on a regular basis to inspect all aspects of health and safety, including helidecks and helideck operations. The split of responsibilities between HSE and CAA is explained in the HSE Guidance Document <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg219.pdf" target="_blank">INDG219</a>, which is published with the HSE Offshore <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/marineaviation.htm" target="_blank">Marine and Aviation</a> safety guidance.</p><p> </p><p>HSE also has a Memorandum of Understanding with the CAA which describes how the two organisations work with one another, and which is published on the <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/airtransport/hse-and-caa.htm" target="_blank">HSE MoU web pages</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HSE directs any queries on the regulation of the airworthiness and operational safety of an aircraft or its passengers to the CAA and its website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The CAA published a review of accidents operations directly associated with offshore oil and gas activities during the period 1976-2002 in its publication <a href="http://www.caa.co.uk/cap1145" target="_blank">CAP1145 – Safety review of offshore public transport helicopter operations in support of the exploitation of oil and gas</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/07/2017 09:59:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

748558

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 undertake a review of the effect of the abolition of the employment and support allowance work-related activity component on claimant poverty.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	3191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>There will be no cash losers among those who are already in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and we have laid regulations to protect existing ESA claimants, including those who temporarily leave the benefit to try out work and then return to ESA.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the change to the work-related activity component on 20 July 2015. <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006B.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006B.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/07/2017 10:47:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

748559

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 in the Employment and Support Allowance work-related activity group have dependants under the age of two.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	3192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>On 31 May 2015, the latest point at which this information is available, there were 10,600 Employment and Support Allowance claimants in the Work Related Activity Group, who were a parent or guardian to a child under the age of 2 years.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/07/2017 10:11:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray