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1279755

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date	25/01/2021
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: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress her Department is making on the publication of its review into access to benefits for people with a terminal illness, announced in July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	911289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department is working across Government on proposals, including potential legislative options, following the evaluation. I remain committed to implementing the key areas identified in the evaluation, changing the 6-month wait, improving awareness and consistency.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/01/2021 17:00:08 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1228948

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on potential difficulties that people with mental health problems have in applying for benefits during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	82092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials of both Departments hold regular discussions relating to the ongoing covid-19 outbreak including its impact on people with health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has provided mental health training for staff who have direct contact with claimants, including all Work Coaches, to equip them to identify mental wellbeing issues or vulnerabilities, and to take appropriate action to support individuals. Work Coaches will tailor support to the needs of the individual and work closely with local organisations that provide additional specialist support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/09/2020 13:37:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1174032

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
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: Appeals
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 she has made of the average waiting time for an appeal to be resolved by internal review on claims for (a) universal credit, (b) personal independence payment and (c) employment support allowance.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	9077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>Information on the average time to lapse an appeal is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/02/2020 17:13:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1132976

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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 personal independent payment assessment reports obtained in connection with appeals, what her Department's policy is on redaction of the names of assessors.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	266267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The assessor’s name is not redacted when their Report is included with the department’s appeal bundle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/06/2019 11:50:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith