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1356780

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
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	Government Departments: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will outline the responsibilities of Disability Ministerial Champions set out in the National Disability Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	51687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The first Ministerial Disability Champions were appointed in summer 2020, at the request of the Prime Minister, to drive the development and delivery of the National Disability Strategy.</p><p>Their role includes championing disabled people and driving the delivery of the National Disability Strategy in their respective departments.</p><p>An updated list of Departmental Ministerial Disability Champions will be announced shortly, and published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 24/09/2021 16:07:03 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 23494 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1356904

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
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, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 September 2021, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Update, HCWS294, what additional support her Department plans to provide to those who request it and whose PIP claim is awaiting review as part of the Administrative Exercise.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	51809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that claimants receive the PIP support they are entitled to. The Department is contacting claimants who may be affected and we may ask for further information about the help they needed. We want to ensure we have all the relevant evidence when making a decision and get the right outcome for claimants when reviewing their claim, as part of the administrative exercise.</p><p>We recognise that the Department comes into contact with some claimants who are potentially very vulnerable. That is why claimants with a severe mental health or behavioural condition, learning disability, developmental disorder or cognitive problems, who may have difficulty engaging with the process, and with no support network in place, can be provided with additional support during the process if they need it.</p><p>This support can include arranging to speak to a representative, carer or other support worker at a convenient time and allowing additional time to provide further information. Where we identify there may be an impact on health, safety and wellbeing of an individual when they receive an arrears payment as part of the exercise, we will work with claimants to understand their needs and seek to help them in identifying and accessing the help that they require.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 24/09/2021 16:10:31 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 23502 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1356971

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
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, on what date her Department received the final report of the NatCen research project entitled The uses of health and disability benefits; and for what reason that report has not been published.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	51734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-06/43382" target="_blank">43382</a>.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/09/2021 14:35:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1357054

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
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	Long Covid: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of financial support requirements of people with long covid.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	51732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>This government has a strong safety net that helps people who are facing hardship and are unable to support themselves financially, and we have taken steps to strengthen that safety net as part of the government’s response to the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Disability benefits do not include or exclude by condition, instead they look at the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability. People living with a condition arising from exposure to the Covid-19 virus can access the financial support that is available through Statutory Sick Pay, Universal Credit, New Style ESA or Pension Credit depending on individual circumstances. They are also able to access Personal Independence Payment in the same way as other people with long-term conditions or disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>As research into the long-term health symptoms and impacts of Covid-19 is ongoing, we are collaborating across Government to monitor emerging evidence and consider our response.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 24/09/2021 15:59:42 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 23497 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1356507

registered interest
date	17/09/2021
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	Government Departments: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to update the list of Departmental Ministerial Disability Champions as announced in the National Disability Strategy after the Government reshuffle on 15 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	50979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The updated list of Departmental Ministerial Disability Champions will be announced shortly, and published on GOV.UK.</p><p>Ministerial Disability Champions drive the delivery of the National Disability Strategy in their respective departments.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 24/09/2021 16:02:37 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 23155 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1356524

registered interest
date	17/09/2021
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the average waiting time to process personal independence payment applications in (a) Scotland and (b) the Highlands.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	50997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal In-dependence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner and reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the Department. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Average waiting times for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) new claims made under normal rules (i.e. excluding those processed under special rules) are calculated as the median number of weeks from registration to DWP decision, and published as the “Average Actual Clearance Time”. For claims cleared in July 2021, the latest data shows:</p><p> </p><p>(a) The Average Actual Clearance Time for new claims in Scotland was 26 weeks.</p><p>(b) The Average Actual Clearance Time for new claims in the Highlands Local Authority was 28 weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p>Notes:<p>Data Source: PIP Atomic Data Store (ADS)</p><p> </p><ul><li>Data for the Highlands Local Authority is unpublished. It should be used with caution as there is likely to be more variability in clearance times at small geographical levels. It may be subject to future revision.</li><li>The status of claims as 'normal rules' and 'new claim' is shown as at the point of the DWP decision, in accordance with the measure. It is possible for claims to transition between normal and special rules, and between new claims and reassessments, during the course of the claimant journey.</li><li>Clearance time measures do not include claims that were withdrawn by the claimant or claims that were disallowed by DWP prior to referral to the Assessment Providers (e.g. for failure to meet basic eligibility criteria).</li><li>The median time is the middle value if you were to order all the times within the distribution from lowest value to highest value. The median is presented here instead of the mean because the mean can be unduly affected by outlying cases (e.g. cases where the person has been hard to reach due to being in prison, hospital, failed to attend the assessment on numerous occasions etc.).</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/09/2021 14:30:35 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 23157 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1356525

registered interest
date	17/09/2021
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 the average waiting time is for personal independence payment claims to be reviewed by a Health Professional prior to determining the best method for undertaking an assessment in the most recent period for which figures are available; and whether that waiting time has met her Department's targets set for that process.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	50998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>It might be helpful if I explain that on receipt of a referral, a Health Professional (HP) will review each case along with any additional information provided by the claimant. If there is enough paper-based evidence to determine entitlement, the HP will assess the claimant on this evidence alone. If there is not, the HP may request further medical evidence from a treating medical professional. Once all the information has been received, the HP may be able to provide a paper-based assessment. If they cannot, the HP will advise on the appropriateness of a telephone, video or face to face assessment, and an assessment will be scheduled with the claimant as soon as possible.</p><p>Both DWP and its providers remain committed to ensuring claimants receive an efficient service, and takes all steps possible to ensure claimants are assessed in the most efficient way possible.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/09/2021 14:11:14 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 23159 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1356235

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
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: Coronavirus
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 measure the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	50733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring all disabled people can play a full role in society. That is why we published the National Disability Strategy on 28 July which takes into account the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people and focuses on the issues that disabled people say affect them the most in all aspects of life.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of COVID-19 on disabled people, and those with health conditions, continues to be monitored across Government using a range of sources including regular engagement with disabled people and disability stakeholders to ensure the needs of disabled people are considered in the Government’s response to, and recovery from COVID-19</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Unit is also working with the Office for National Statistics to improve our understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>We are learning as much as we can, as quickly as we can about this virus, who it affects and how best to keep everyone safe from it and protect those who may be more vulnerable than others.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 24/09/2021 12:33:49 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 22844 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1356291

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
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 assessment her Department has made of the (a) challenges and (b) merits of personal independence payment phone assessments.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	50698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>During the coronavirus pandemic, we carried out assessments by telephone as a temporary measure. The feedback on telephone assessments has so far been positive: in a recent survey published by the Department, the majority of people who had a telephone assessment for PIP or for their WCA were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’.</p><p> </p><p>In Shaping Future Support: The Health and Disability Green Paper, we are consulting on the use of telephone and video assessments as an alternative to face-to-face in the future and want to fully evaluate their effectiveness. We have asked for views about the different ways to provide assessments, and how to improve telephone assessments to ensure they are as accurate and effective as possible. It is important that people continue to receive consistent and accurate decisions irrespective of the type of assessment they go through.</p><p> </p><p>DWP Survey results of claimants who have received a telephone assessment are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claimant-experience-of-telephone-based-health-assessments-for-pip-esa-and-uc" target="_blank">Claimant experience of telephone-based health assessments for PIP, ESA and UC - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/09/2021 10:07:23 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 22840 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1356292

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
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, whether her Department plans to provide personal independence payment claimants with a choice of being assessed by phone or face-to-face; and if her Department will take steps to help ensure that claimants can make an informed choice about how they would prefer to be assessed.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	50699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>In Shaping Future Support: The Health &amp; Disability Green Paper, we are consulting on the use of telephone and video assessments as an alternative to face-to-face in the future. We have asked for views about the different ways to provide assessments, and how to improve telephone assessments to ensure they are as accurate and effective as possible.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/09/2021 14:19:13 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 22841 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows