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648907

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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: Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of Work Capability Assessments for people with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) was been designed to take full account of how fluctuating conditions such as multiple sclerosis, affect a claimant’s ability to work. The WCA assesses individuals against a set of functional descriptors not specific conditions, as two people with the same condition can be affected in different ways and gives people the opportunity to explain how their condition varies over time.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Paper published on the 31 October seeks to make a positive change to how we help people with health conditions and disabilities to realise their potential and includes reforms to the WCA.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/12/2016 15:47:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648908

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Sick Leave: Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued to employers on disability absence policy for employees with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department provides a pan-disability service and has therefore not issued any specific guidance to employers in respect of multiple sclerosis.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Confident provides guidance to employers to enable them to recruit and support disabled people and those with long term health conditions in work, including people with physical impairments as a result of conditions such as multiple sclerosis. In addition, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides guidance to employers on how they can support their disabled employees to stay in work.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that supportive absence management processes are key to helping people stay in work or return to work after a period of sickness absence. Fit Notes and Statutory Sick Pay are there to support employees to remain in work or return to work. In the recently published ‘Improving Lives – the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’, we are consulting on proposals to reform the Statutory Sick Pay and Fit Note systems so that they better encourage supportive conversations and phased returns to work.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/12/2016 17:56:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648910

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Multiple Sclerosis
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 estimate the number of people in the workforce who have multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>Our measure of disability employment by condition type is based on data from the Labour Force Survey. Whilst this survey has a large sample size, it does not collect enough data on every specific condition to provide robust estimates on the number of working age adults who have multiple sclerosis on its own. Latest available figures report that in Q2 2016 around 146,000 of the disabled working age adults who have progressive illnesses that include multiple sclerosis (but also cancer, symptomatic HIV, Parkinson’s disease and muscular dystrophy) are in employment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/12/2016 12:01:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

648911

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is he taking to ensure that people with multiple sclerosis are able to stay in work; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	55676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>Individuals should have the opportunity to work and realise the benefit of stable employment where they can, enabling them to live independently and fulfil their potential. Our health and welfare systems need to reflect this and offer the opportunity to work for all those who can, help for those who could, and care for those who can’t; including to support those who want to work for as long as possible and prevent them from failing out of work unnecessarily early.</p><p> </p><p>The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, <em>Improving Lives</em> (published 31<sup>st</sup> October 2016) reflects our new and ambitious approach to work and health. It sets out the short-term action we intend to take to bring about change. It also asks questions on proposals for longer-term reform over this Parliament and beyond, so that our systems, sectors and social attitudes all work together to help achieve the ambition of halving the disability employment gap. .</p><p> </p><p>We have a range of activity underway that is focused on the evidence gaps we have identified including access to services and levels of support we should offer. This will help us to develop new models of support to help people remain in work when they are managing a long term health condition or disability. We want all employers to be as supportive as possible so that everyone can go as far as their talents will take them. But we know that there is much more that needs to be done, so that everyone who can work is given the right support and opportunities to do so.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/12/2016 15:41:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

647812

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times his Department has appealed against a tribunal decision reinstating a personal independence payment award in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	55494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>Appeals generally are against the original award decision and in many cases would be to adjust a successful award to a higher level rather than being against a nil decision.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals to the Upper Tribunal can only be made where a decision is believed to be erroneous in law; appeals cannot be made solely on the facts.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 November 2015 to 31 October 2016 the Department made 215 applications to appeal a First-tier Tribunal decision relating to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to the Upper Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>During that period, 69 of the Department’s applications for appeal on PIP were successful, resulting in the decision being remitted to another First-tier Tribunal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s applications are submitted in line with The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008, Rules 34(4) and 38(3)(a). The Department has one month to request the Statement of Reasons following the issue of a Tribunal decision. Following the issue of the Statement of Reasons the Department then has a further month to consider whether to make an application to appeal against the First Tier decision.</p><p> </p><p>Information relating to average time taken for a decision on whether to appeal a tribunal decision to award PIP is not held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 55495 55496 question first answered 02/12/2016 14:38:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

647813

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals made by his Department against a tribunal decision awarding personal independence payment have been successful in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	55495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>Appeals generally are against the original award decision and in many cases would be to adjust a successful award to a higher level rather than being against a nil decision.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals to the Upper Tribunal can only be made where a decision is believed to be erroneous in law; appeals cannot be made solely on the facts.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 November 2015 to 31 October 2016 the Department made 215 applications to appeal a First-tier Tribunal decision relating to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to the Upper Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>During that period, 69 of the Department’s applications for appeal on PIP were successful, resulting in the decision being remitted to another First-tier Tribunal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s applications are submitted in line with The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008, Rules 34(4) and 38(3)(a). The Department has one month to request the Statement of Reasons following the issue of a Tribunal decision. Following the issue of the Statement of Reasons the Department then has a further month to consider whether to make an application to appeal against the First Tier decision.</p><p> </p><p>Information relating to average time taken for a decision on whether to appeal a tribunal decision to award PIP is not held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 55494 55496 question first answered 02/12/2016 14:38:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

647814

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
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 length of time taken was by his Department for a decision on whether to appeal a tribunal decision to award personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	55496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>Appeals generally are against the original award decision and in many cases would be to adjust a successful award to a higher level rather than being against a nil decision.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals to the Upper Tribunal can only be made where a decision is believed to be erroneous in law; appeals cannot be made solely on the facts.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 November 2015 to 31 October 2016 the Department made 215 applications to appeal a First-tier Tribunal decision relating to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to the Upper Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>During that period, 69 of the Department’s applications for appeal on PIP were successful, resulting in the decision being remitted to another First-tier Tribunal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s applications are submitted in line with The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008, Rules 34(4) and 38(3)(a). The Department has one month to request the Statement of Reasons following the issue of a Tribunal decision. Following the issue of the Statement of Reasons the Department then has a further month to consider whether to make an application to appeal against the First Tier decision.</p><p> </p><p>Information relating to average time taken for a decision on whether to appeal a tribunal decision to award PIP is not held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 55494 55495 question first answered 02/12/2016 14:38:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

647816

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Carer's 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 make it his policy for carers who are in full-time education to receive carer's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	55467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises and appreciates the vital contribution made by carers in supporting the most vulnerable in society including the elderly and those with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government thinks it is right that people in full-time education should be supported by the educational maintenance system, via its range of loans and grants, and not the social security system. That is why, as a general principle, full-time students are usually precluded from entitlement to income-related and income-maintenance benefits.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government thinks it is important that carers maintain links with the education system and therefore carers are able to undertake part-time education and still receive Carer’s Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/12/2016 10:58:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

647820

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Carer's 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 raise the earnings limit for eligibility for the carer's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	55481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>An increase to the Carer’s Allowance earnings limit from April 2017 was announced by my Hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery in Written Statement HCWS287 on 28.11.16.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2016-11-28/HCWS287/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2016-11-28/HCWS287/</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/12/2016 12:26:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

647294

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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	Personal Independence Payment: South West
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 claimants applying for personal independence payments have been rearranged or cancelled at the request of a person other than the claimant in (a) Plymouth and (b) the South West in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	55127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not publish data on the number of Personal Independence Payment assessments cancelled and re-arranged. To check the validity of the data would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/12/2016 17:23:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer