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389330

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date	13/07/2015
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: Chronic Illnesses
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 given to staff working for his Department on dealing with claimants with chronic, incurable diseases.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	6596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP provides comprehensive guidance to identify and support claimants who may be vulnerable for a variety of reasons including those who may be vulnerable because of the nature of their physical or sensory impairments.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/07/2015 14:42:00 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

389332

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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: Chronic Illnesses
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 to ensure that people with incurable, chronic conditions do not undertake repeated fit-for-work assessments.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	6597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Work Capability Assessment focuses on the functional effects of an individual’s condition rather than the actual condition itself. Repeat assessments are designed to ensure that claimants continue to receive their correct entitlement to benefit. Where a decision can be made based on the available paper evidence alone it will be.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/07/2015 14:49:27 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

389333

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Suicide
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 given to staff working for, or contracted by, his Department on dealing with people who have a history of suicide attempts; and if he will place a copy of such guidance in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	6598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP provides a range of guidance to enable staff to develop the skills required to support a range of customers and claimants and to respect their needs. This approach aims to ensure that staff are equipped to deal with a diverse set of circumstances.</p><p><br> DWP’s guidance “Managing Customer Declarations of Intention to Attempt Suicide or Self Harm” provides a clear detailed action plan for staff and contractors to follow if a customer declares an intention to kill or harm him or herself.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/07/2015 16:07:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard