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485762

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date	23/03/2016
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	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 estimate his Department has made of the number of people with a (a) physical disability, (b) mental disability and (c) physical and mental disability in (i) the UK and (ii) Twickenham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	32462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>a) and b) Based on the latest available figures from the Department’s Family Resources Survey 2013/2014, an estimated 11.9 million people in the UK reported a disability. The table below provides more detailed information about the types of impairment that disabled people reported.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Disability prevalence disaggregated by impairment type UK, 2013/14</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Millions of individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Impairment type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vision</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hearing</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mobility</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dexterity</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Learning</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Memory</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental health</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stamina/breathing/fatigue</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social/behavioural</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All with at least one impairment</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Family Resources Survey 2013/14</p><p> </p><p>Respondents can report, and be affected by, more than one type of impairment.</p><p> </p><p>c) Using the FRS an estimated 2.7 million people in the UK reported both a physical and mental disability. This estimate includes all individuals currently living in private households. It does not include individuals living in communal establishments (e.g. care homes).</p><p> </p><p>For the purposes of this analysis, the following categories have been classified as physical disabilities;</p><p>Vision, Hearing, Mobility, Dexterity, and Stamina/Breathing/Fatigue.</p><p> </p><p>The following categories have been classified as mental disabilities;</p><p>Learning, Memory, Mental Health, and Social/Behavioural</p><p> </p><p>Note that disabilities classified as &quot;other&quot; have not been included in part c).</p><p> </p><p>The department cannot provide figures in the format requested for Twickenham.</p><p> </p><p>Aggregate level estimates of people with disability aged 16-64 in Twickenham can be found on the Nomis website based on the Annual Population Survey: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/getdatasetbytheme.asp?opt=3&amp;theme=&amp;subgrp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/getdatasetbytheme.asp?opt=3&amp;theme=&amp;subgrp</a>=</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/04/2016 13:52:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

485764

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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
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 (a) of working age, (b) of retirement age and (c) younger than working age are in receipt of (i) disability living allowance and (ii) personal independence payments in (A) the UK and (B) Twickenham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	32461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will be introduced in Northern Ireland later this year. Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people in receipt of Disability Living Allowance by geography and age is published and available at: <a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/dla/tabtool_dla.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/dla/tabtool_dla.html</a>. Guidance for users is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the number of claimants in receipt of PIP, by geography and age, is available from Stat-Xplore. <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/04/2016 13:48:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

485771

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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, what the average value is of a personal independence payment in (a) the UK and (b) Twickenham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	32381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Information on average weekly payments of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is not published but can be calculated from the available claimant data extractable from Stat-Xplore (<a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>) and the amount of benefit paid by component combination. At the end of January 2016 the average amount payable to PIP recipients in Great Britain was £88.70 per week and £88.14 per week in the Twickenham parliamentary constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will be introduced in Northern Ireland later this year and will be a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/04/2016 14:04:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

421995

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department's guidance on accessible communication formats published on 14 August 2014 does not include email as an accessible format; and what consultation his Department had with disability groups before producing that guidance.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	12203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The guidance referred to was published before 2010 and moved from the Office for Disability Issues (ODI) website to GOV.UK last August. It was written for government communicators on how to make effective use of accessible communications formats. It was not about specific means of communication, e.g. email, letters etc. This document is due to be reviewed and updated.</p><p>Stakeholders groups were involved when the document was originally produced, and will be invited to be part of the review process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/10/2015 14:50:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

418760

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Unemployment: Older People
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 help older unemployed people to retrain.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	10176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus uses a range of innovative approaches to help older claimants back to work. Training to help unemployed people find work is available to benefit claimants of all ages.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have introduced a number of initiatives to support older people including the introduction of Jobcentre Plus Older Claimant Champions and the launch of the work experience and sector based work academy pilots that will support 3,000 claimants. We are trialling career reviews and digital support in two Jobcentre Plus districts.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/09/2015 13:40:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias