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573906

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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
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 impact of protocols on touching disability benefit assessment centre attendees on the accessibility of these sites to those who struggle to stand unaided.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	44378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>If a physical assessment of the musculoskeletal system is required, it is largely non-touch and based on observing ‘active movements’ – i.e. movements carried out under the direction of, but without the physical intervention of, the Healthcare Professional.</p><p> </p><p>The impact on a claimant undergoing this type of assessment should therefore be negligible.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/09/2016 15:51:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

573926

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	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 the average number of days was from the posting of a medical certificate by a claimant in support of an employment and support allowance claim to the day his Department acknowledged receipt of that certificate in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	44465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/09/2016 15:35:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

573929

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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
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 his Department has made of the adequacy of accessibility of assessment centres for work capability assessment and personal independence payments consultations for people using larger or bariatric wheelchairs.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	44490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>All assessment centres meet accessibility standards under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Before attending an assessment, claimants are given the opportunity to alert the assessment provider to any additional requirements they may have and the providers will endeavour to meet any such reasonable requests.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is unable to travel to, or access an assessment centre as a result of their health condition or impairment, a home visit may be offered.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 44491 question first answered 08/09/2016 15:29:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

573930

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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
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 is taking to ensure assessment centres for work capability assessment and personal independence payment consultations are fully accessible to people using different kinds of mobility assistance devices.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	44491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>All assessment centres meet accessibility standards under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Before attending an assessment, claimants are given the opportunity to alert the assessment provider to any additional requirements they may have and the providers will endeavour to meet any such reasonable requests.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is unable to travel to, or access an assessment centre as a result of their health condition or impairment, a home visit may be offered.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 44490 question first answered 08/09/2016 15:29:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

574190

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	Industrial Health and Safety: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the safety of technicians working with electric vehicle technology.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	44673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive, in February this year published guidance (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/topics/electric-hybrid.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/topics/electric-hybrid.htm</a>) for both people servicing and repairing these vehicles and those involved in roadside recovery, including the emergency services.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/09/2016 15:42:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

542305

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Bradford South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have had their payment of employment and support allowance suspended whilst waiting for a work capability assessment to be completed in Bradford South constituency in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	43893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Information on Employment and Support Allowance, outcomes of Work Capability Assessments and Mandatory Reconsiderations are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/statistics</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Constituency level information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 43894 43895 question first answered 05/09/2016 13:40:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

542308

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Bradford South
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 claims for employment and support allowance were refused following a work capability assessment were subsequently allowed after (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) appeal to tribunal in Bradford South constituency in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	43895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Information on Employment and Support Allowance, outcomes of Work Capability Assessments and Mandatory Reconsiderations are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/statistics</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Constituency level information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 43893 43894 question first answered 05/09/2016 13:40:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

542309

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Bradford South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have waited longer than (a) three, (b) six and (c) 12 months for a work capability assessment from the date of making a claim for employment and support allowance in Bradford South constituency in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	43894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Information on Employment and Support Allowance, outcomes of Work Capability Assessments and Mandatory Reconsiderations are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/statistics</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Constituency level information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 43893 43895 question first answered 05/09/2016 13:40:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

541114

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for personal independence payments have been rejected since the introduction of that benefit; and how many of those rejected applications have been overturned by (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) tribunal hearing.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	43589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) registrations and clearances split by geographical area (local authority and parliamentary constituency) and by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) for both new claims and reassessed claims, can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) mandatory reconsideration registrations and clearances by type (e.g. 'New decision - Award changed') for Great Britain, for both new claims and reassessed claims, can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2016</a> (Tables 7a and 7b). These statistics will include a number of mandatory reconsiderations that have been raised against awarded claims as well as disallowed (rejected) claims.</p><p> </p><p>To answer your questions in full, and provide a further breakdown of the mandatory reconsideration data for the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency, can only be done at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of PIP appeals and their outcomes is published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). A link to the latest national level statistics published on 6 June 2016 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#employment-tribunal-and-employment-appeal-tribunal-statistics-gb" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#employment-tribunal-and-employment-appeal-tribunal-statistics-gb</a></p><p>See table 2.7. However, the data is not published at lower geographical levels. Further enquiries should be referred to MoJ.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 43590 question first answered 05/09/2016 13:26:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

541115

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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: Edinburgh North and Leith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for personal independence payments have been rejected since the introduction of that benefit in Edinburgh North and Leith constituency; and how many of those rejected applications have been overturned by (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) tribunal hearing.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	43590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) registrations and clearances split by geographical area (local authority and parliamentary constituency) and by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) for both new claims and reassessed claims, can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) mandatory reconsideration registrations and clearances by type (e.g. 'New decision - Award changed') for Great Britain, for both new claims and reassessed claims, can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2016</a> (Tables 7a and 7b). These statistics will include a number of mandatory reconsiderations that have been raised against awarded claims as well as disallowed (rejected) claims.</p><p> </p><p>To answer your questions in full, and provide a further breakdown of the mandatory reconsideration data for the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency, can only be done at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of PIP appeals and their outcomes is published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). A link to the latest national level statistics published on 6 June 2016 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#employment-tribunal-and-employment-appeal-tribunal-statistics-gb" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#employment-tribunal-and-employment-appeal-tribunal-statistics-gb</a></p><p>See table 2.7. However, the data is not published at lower geographical levels. Further enquiries should be referred to MoJ.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 43589 question first answered 05/09/2016 13:26:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock