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92087

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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, what estimate he has made of the number of applicants for employment and support allowance in (a) England and Wales, (b) South Yorkshire, (c) Barnsley Local Authority and (d) Barnsley East constituency who do not receive a decision within the target waiting time of 35 days; and what steps he is taking to expedite such applications.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There is not a target 35 day waiting time for Employment and Support Allowance claims to be decided. The Department has taken action to reduce waiting times by:</p><ul><li>Agreeing the exit of ATOS and procurement of a new provider</li></ul><ul><li>Suspending routine repeat assessments</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 15/10/2014 11:07:23 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

92323

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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: 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 work capability assessments for employment and support allowance have been cancelled with (a) one week's and (b) two weeks' notice in (i) Warrington, (ii) the North West and (iii) England.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>These figures are not routinely supplied to DWP.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 209585 question first answered 15/10/2014 10:58:59 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

92325

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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 appointments for work capability assessments were cancelled by Atos in July this year.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>These figures are not routinely supplied to DWP.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 209583 question first answered 15/10/2014 10:58:59 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

92326

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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: 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 estimate he has made of the number of applicants for employment and support allowance who have had their benefit stopped for failing to attend a work capability assessment and who claim not to have received an appointment letter from Atos; and how many such cases have been submitted to a tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not hold the information described and therefore I cannot provide an estimate.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 15/10/2014 11:12:03 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

92330

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Remploy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled former employees of Remploy have moved into residential care following the closure of Remploy factories; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such closures on such employees.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	209667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information you have requested is not available. The Department does not record or monitor the number of disabled former Remploy employees who are provided support in residential care.</p><p> </p><p>For all disabled former Remploy workers made redundant as a result of factory closures, the Government put in place the £8 million guaranteed People Help and Support Package (PHSP). The support package provides help to each affected disabled former employee for up to 18 months from the date they left Remploy.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/10/2014 11:02:16 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

92332

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Remploy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled former Remploy factory workers laid off since 2012 are in receipt of Access to Work support in alternative employment.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	209670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department has asked all disabled former employees made redundant from Remploy to give permission to be tracked, but can only monitor the progress and outcomes of those individuals that give permission.</p><p> </p><p>From the information available up to and including 19 September 2014, 265 former Remploy disabled employees were in receipt of Access to Work support.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/10/2014 09:43:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

92340

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Remploy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the £8 million support package for disabled Remploy factory workers announced in 2012 has been allocated; how many personal budgets were provided to former Remploy employees; how many community support funds were granted; and whether that package has been fully spent.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	209704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>For all disabled former Remploy workers made redundant as a result of factory closures, the Government put in place the £8 million guaranteed People Help and Support Package (PHSP). The support package provides help to each affected disabled former employee for up to 18 months from the date they left Remploy.</p><p>The PHSP includes one-to-one support from a personal case worker to identify suitable help to find work including access to advice and support and access to a personal budget. Personal budget awards can pay for items such as training, tools and equipment. After 18 months is complete, specialist support will continue to be available, usually providing continuation of support from the same specialist employment advisor.</p><p>Former employees have also been referred to Community Support Fund projects where, in areas affected by factory closures, local organisations support former Remploy workers to move into employment and take part in social activities. To date 827 former employees have taken part in a range of Community Support Fund activities which have helped support 348 into employment. After 18 months is complete, specialist support will continue to be available, usually providing continuation of support from the same specialist employment advisor.</p><p>Up to the end of August 2014, DWP has spent around £5.5m on providing individual support.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/10/2014 12:03:18 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

92341

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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, what performance benchmarks his Department has put in place for disposal and decision-making following a request for mandatory reconsideration of a decision for employment and support allowance being lodged.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	209705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>There is no statutory time limit for DWP to complete a request for mandatory reconsideration. We deliberately do not have one as each case will be considered on its merits. Some will require days, others will require longer, for example to gather additional evidence. We want to ensure we take the right amount of time to get the right decision. Our expectation remains that the process should be completed without any unnecessary delay.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to develop proposals for internal performance benchmarks once we have processed more volumes of mandatory reconsiderations, and reliable data is available on which to base an internal target.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/10/2014 10:44:16 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

92342

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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, what proportion of mandatory reconsideration decisions for employment and support allowance taken since 28 October 2013 have been made within (a) 14 days, (b) one month and (c) three months of being received and registered by his Department; and how many mandatory reconsideration requests have been lodged in that period.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	209706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not currently available. DWP statisticians are currently working to collate and quality assure data on Mandatory Reconsideration. The Department has committed to publishing statistics as soon as Departmental statisticians judge that the data meets the standards set out in the UK Statistics Authority’s Codes of Practice. The aim is to release an initial set of official statistics on Mandatory Reconsideration by the end of 2014.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/10/2014 10:36:44 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

92346

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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 Schemes: Asperger's Syndrome
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 has taken to assist people with Asperger's syndrome to find appropriate work.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	209733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>DWP is an active member of the Autism Programme Board (APB) formed in 2009, and contributes regular feedback to the group on progress made to improve services for people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions, including Asperger’s Syndrome and associated Hidden Impairment conditions.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is strongly committed to sponsoring the work activity of the Hidden Impairment National Group (HING). The HING comprises of disabled people with Hidden Impairment conditions; medical professionals/academics and disability organisations and was formed in 2010 to support DWP to improve service provision for people with Autism and associated Hidden Impairment conditions.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2014 DWP hosted an Autism Stakeholder Review in partnership with the Department of Health and the National Autistic Society. The aim of this event was to identify ways that DWP can improve its service for people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and associated Hidden Impairment conditions.</p><p> </p><p>From this event DWP has developed an Autism Strategy Plan that focuses on 3 key issues:</p><p> </p><p>· Development of autism awareness training for DWP staff/managers</p><p>· To promote the Autism agenda to the widest possible audience</p><p>· To work closely with the provider community to ensure their understanding of the Autism agenda.</p><p> </p><p>In support of these actions DWP is currently developing a Local Office Self- Assessment Framework to help Jobcentre Plus managers to assess their local capacity to fully support people with Autism and associated Hidden Impairment conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Hidden Impairment Toolkit (produced by the HING) is available to all DWP staff and promotes awareness of Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Hidden Impairment conditions. We are keen to share this free resource with the widest possible audience including other Government Departments; employers and provider organisations and have been able to do so through the Disability Confident campaign, aimed at employers, and the Accessible Britain Campaign, aimed at empowering communities.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/10/2014 11:13:53 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell