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1403268

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
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: Torfaen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Torfaen constituency.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	105639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Rt hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19<sup>th</sup> January to question number <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-14/104377" target="_blank">104377</a>.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 105359 105413 105500 105532 105563 question first answered 20/01/2022 11:59:41 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

681274

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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: Parkinson's Disease
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 potential merits of introducing a maximum number of face to face assessments for Parkinson's disease sufferers.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	62240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>We continually keep the assessment process for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) under review.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 1 October 2016, we will stop requiring people with the most severe, lifetime conditions to be repeatedly assessed for ESA and the Universal Credit equivilant. Over the coming months we will work with our health assessment provider, medical professionals and other stakeholders to develop a set of criteria to switch off re-assessments for people with the most severe health conditions or disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>PIP already recognises that for the most severely disabled claimants, the award review process could seem unnecessarily intrusive. The length of a PIP award is based on an individual’s circumstances and can vary from nine months to an on-going award with a light touch review at the 10 year point. As such, existing PIP claimants with the most severe, lifetime disabilities, whose functional ability has remained the same, are more likely to have their evidence reviewed by a DWP Decision-Maker and will not need to have another face-to-face assessment with a healthcare professional. Regular reviews for PIP claimants are a key feature of the benefit, and ensure that benefit payments accurately match the current needs of claimants.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with stakeholders to improve the service we provide. We are committed to ensuring that the review processes work effectively across the spectrum of disabilities and health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Green Paper, launched on 31 October 2016 explores a range of options, and points to long-term reform, including how we might simplify and improve the assessment process.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/02/2017 16:34:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

678742

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
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	Parkinson's Disease: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to assessors on dealing with young people who have Parkinson's disease.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	61572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>All health professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes a functional evaluation as to how medical conditions and the long-term medical treatment of those conditions affect an individual’s ability to perform day-to-day activities. Prior to carrying out an assessment they routinely refresh their knowledge of any condition with which they are not fully familiar.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/01/2017 16:08:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

521337

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the annual societal costs of occupational cancer.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	38242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has carried out research on the total societal costs of new cases of work-related cancer diagnosed in Britain. This research is due to be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/06/2016 10:59:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

521339

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Carcinogens
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 potential merits of funding the collection of modern exposure data on occupational carcinogens.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	38240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>HSE has participated in a European Commission funded pilot project exploring the development of a database to capture data on occupational exposures to hazardous substances in workplaces, see: <a href="http://www.hazchematwork.eu/" target="_blank">http://www.hazchematwork.eu/</a>. The pilot is expected to report later this year.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/06/2016 10:57:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

521340

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Occupational Health
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 Health and Safety Executive on pro-active inspection of the management of work-related psychosocial risk.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	38241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with senior HSE officials where key priorities are discussed, including tackling work related ill-health.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/06/2016 11:02:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

521341

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Health Hazards: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his EU counterparts and (b) other stakeholders on proposed changes to the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (2004/37/EC); and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	38345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>DWP Ministers have not held such discussions. However there have been extensive discussions at official level with EU counterparts and with a wide range of stakeholders on the proposed changes.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/06/2016 11:05:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

519784

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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 Diseases
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 effectiveness of the Health and Safety Executive's effectiveness strategy on reducing deaths from work-related respiratory illnesses.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	37583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>HSE regularly reviews the implementation of its strategies - including the new strategy for the health and safety system - and reports the findings in its annual report. HSE’s latest annual report is available at: <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/ara-2014-15.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/ara-2014-15.pdf</strong></a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 37582 question first answered 25/05/2016 12:48:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds