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758308

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Southwark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for personal independence payment in the London Borough of Southwark have been due to a mental health illness in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	9024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The requested information for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applications is not available as information on PIP claimants’ disabling conditions is not collected at the initial claim application stage. Only those who have a disability assessment determination decision will have a primary disabling condition recorded for them. The Department does not therefore hold data on the number of individuals with a particular condition who make a claim for PIP.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on PIP claims in payment, including by main disabling condition and geography (e.g. local authority), are published on Stat-Xplore: <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>These data relate to the claimant’s main disabling condition. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions, but these cannot be identified from the data the department holds. Therefore there may be other claimants in receipt of PIP who have been diagnosed with a mental health illness who are not captured in the above data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/09/2017 12:45:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

758310

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Southwark
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 in the London Borough of Southwark have appealed against his Department's decision not to grant them personal independence payment in each of the last five years; and how many of those appeals have been successful in those years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	9023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of appeals lodged against Personal Independence Payment claims which were disallowed at initial decision and where this decision was upheld at mandatory reconsideration, the number of these appeals where a decision has been made and the number of these appeals that were subsequently successful for the appellant, for the London Borough of Southwark over the last five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of appeal lodgement</p></td><td><p>Number of appeals lodged</p></td><td><p>Number of appeals with a decision</p></td><td><p>Number of successful appeals (for the appellant)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (to April ’17)</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>‘# ‘used for instances where there are less than 5 cases to avoid the release of confidential data</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/09/2017 13:10:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

757849

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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 the work capability assessment in supporting disabled people into work; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	8607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We have responded to a range of recommendations from five Independent Reviews.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have consulted through the Work and Health Green Paper how we might improve the assessment process, and how we can use information more effectively to support this group in the future.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/09/2017 12:47:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

757850

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Statutory Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to reform statutory sick pay as part of his Department's work to support more disabled people into employment.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	8608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>In the Improving Lives Green Paper we consulted on how Statutory Sick Pay could be reformed to encourage supportive conversations between the employer and employee and make it easier for people to make a phased return to work. We are now considering the full range of consultation responses and next steps on Statutory Sick Pay.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome Matthew Taylor’s ‘Good Work - Modern Working Practices’ and his detailed consideration of statutory sick pay. We are considering his recommendations in detail and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/09/2017 12:50:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

755626

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2017 to Question 5348, how many health and safety assessments on cladding and external wall insulation systems have been carried out by the Health and Safety Executive on buildings over 18 metres high in the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	7375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has not undertaken any health and safety assessments on cladding and external wall insulation systems on buildings over 18 metres high in the last seven years. Such assessments are not required by health and safety at work legislation.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2017 13:46:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

756069

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: Autism
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 increase the proportion of people diagnosed with autism who are in full-time or part-time work.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	7308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>DWP has worked with the Hidden Impairment National Group (HING) to develop the Hidden Impairment Toolkit, which offers information on how to best support people with Autism.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is an active member of the Autism Programme Board (APB), responsible for the cross-government implementation of the Think Autism strategy. <strong>DWP</strong> also helped to develop a Disability Passport - About Me - to support people with autism who are seeking jobs.</p><p> </p><p>DWP worked with Autism Alliance UK to deliver an Autism training programme, to over 1200 staff members in Jobcentre Plus, and to develop an Autism and Neuro-diversity toolkit which is available across the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, Improving Lives – the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’ sets out the Government’s proposals for improving work and health outcomes for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, including people with autism. We are now considering consultation responses and the next steps for longer term reform.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 12:23:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

756100

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Gower
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of constituents in Gower have had their personal independence payments overturned as a result of (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	6928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances split by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>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>Table 1 below shows the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsideration decisions where the award was changed by year since the introduction of PIP in the Parliamentary Constituency of Gower.</p><p> </p><p><em>Table 1 - Number of Mandatory Reconsiderations decisions where the award changed by financial year of decision.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of Mandatory Reconsideration</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/ 15</p></td><td><p>2015/ 16</p></td><td><p>2016/ 17</p></td><td><p>2017/18 (April 17 only)</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gower</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2 below shows the Number of appeals found in favour of appellant by financial year, data from Ministry of Justice.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Table 2 </em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number Found in Favour of Appellant</p></td><td><p>Percentage Found in favour of Appellant (at hearing)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>725</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,433</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>‘# ‘used for instances where there are less than 5 cases to avoid the release of confidential data</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 12:21:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

756107

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Learning Disability
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 ensure that people with a learning disability who are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance have access to additional specialist employment support.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	6961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to increasing employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities and are working across Government and with local authorities, voluntary organisations and employers in the public and private sectors to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>For people with a learning disability or autism who are known to adult social care services, or those in contact with secondary mental health services, we are working with local authorities, to test an approach to delivering supported employment, with payments based on employment outcomes. We are also testing supported work experience for young disabled people aged 18-24 flowing into the Work-Related Activities Group of Employment Support Allowance or the Universal Credit equivalent. Those young people with little or no work experience will be offered a supported work experience placement with an employer, to help them gain confidence and encourage them to look for work. Although the proof of concept is pan-disability we expect a significant proportion of those taking part to have a learning disability.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility to specialist employment support programmes such as Work Choice (WC) and Specialist Employability Support (SES) is not benefit or disability specific, but does include claimants who are on Jobseeker's Allowance and who have a learning disability. Of all those to have who started Work Choice, 56% were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance and almost a quarter had a mild learning disability/moderate to severe learning disability.</p><p> </p><p>We are promoting Disability Confident among employers, including the benefits to business of employing people with learning disabilities. Almost 5,000 employers have now signed up to be Disability Confident, including all Government Departments. Access to Work is also available to help people with learning disabilities into employment, such as funding for a Job Coach to support a person’s induction and provide on-site training in a new job.</p><p> </p><p>DWP publishes online guidance for employing people with health conditions and disabilities, including learning disabilities. It provides information to help employers increase their understanding of disability and enable them to recruit and support disabled people and those with long term health conditions in work. The Disability Confident scheme provides links to a range of guidance and other resources to enable employers to become more confident when recruiting and retaining disabled people. The guidance can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employing-disabled-people-and-people-with-health-conditions/employing-disabled-people-and-people-with-health-conditions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employing-disabled-people-and-people-with-health-conditions/employing-disabled-people-and-people-with-health-conditions</a></p><p> </p><p>The Green Paper Improving Lives; the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, asked questions about how we better support people into employment and highlighted learning disabilities as an area for further discussion. We engaged in a wide range of conversations with stakeholders during the consultation period and received over 6000 responses. We are now carefully considering these formulating next steps for longer-term reform.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 6962 6964 question first answered 07/09/2017 16:01:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

756108

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: Learning Disability
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 takes to ensure that employers have access to the skills and knowledge necessary to employ someone with a learning disability.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	6962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to increasing employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities and are working across Government and with local authorities, voluntary organisations and employers in the public and private sectors to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>For people with a learning disability or autism who are known to adult social care services, or those in contact with secondary mental health services, we are working with local authorities, to test an approach to delivering supported employment, with payments based on employment outcomes. We are also testing supported work experience for young disabled people aged 18-24 flowing into the Work-Related Activities Group of Employment Support Allowance or the Universal Credit equivalent. Those young people with little or no work experience will be offered a supported work experience placement with an employer, to help them gain confidence and encourage them to look for work. Although the proof of concept is pan-disability we expect a significant proportion of those taking part to have a learning disability.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility to specialist employment support programmes such as Work Choice (WC) and Specialist Employability Support (SES) is not benefit or disability specific, but does include claimants who are on Jobseeker's Allowance and who have a learning disability. Of all those to have who started Work Choice, 56% were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance and almost a quarter had a mild learning disability/moderate to severe learning disability.</p><p> </p><p>We are promoting Disability Confident among employers, including the benefits to business of employing people with learning disabilities. Almost 5,000 employers have now signed up to be Disability Confident, including all Government Departments. Access to Work is also available to help people with learning disabilities into employment, such as funding for a Job Coach to support a person’s induction and provide on-site training in a new job.</p><p> </p><p>DWP publishes online guidance for employing people with health conditions and disabilities, including learning disabilities. It provides information to help employers increase their understanding of disability and enable them to recruit and support disabled people and those with long term health conditions in work. The Disability Confident scheme provides links to a range of guidance and other resources to enable employers to become more confident when recruiting and retaining disabled people. The guidance can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employing-disabled-people-and-people-with-health-conditions/employing-disabled-people-and-people-with-health-conditions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employing-disabled-people-and-people-with-health-conditions/employing-disabled-people-and-people-with-health-conditions</a></p><p> </p><p>The Green Paper Improving Lives; the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, asked questions about how we better support people into employment and highlighted learning disabilities as an area for further discussion. We engaged in a wide range of conversations with stakeholders during the consultation period and received over 6000 responses. We are now carefully considering these formulating next steps for longer-term reform.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 6961 6964 question first answered 07/09/2017 16:01:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

756109

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: Learning Disability
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 effect of personal independence payments on retention of employment among people with a learning disability.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	6963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>This is being considered in response to the recommendation outlined in the Second Independent Review of the PIP Assessment, which asked the Government to explore ways in which PIP may be an enabler in improving employment retention. However, the effect on claimants with specific conditions such as learning disabilities has not been explored as PIP is not awarded by health condition, but because of the way it impacts the claimant’s ability to live an independent life.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2017 16:08:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams