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174477

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date	19/01/2015
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	Incapacity Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people on incapacity benefits suffer from mental health conditions; and what proportion of those people have undergone treatment for their mental health condition in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The number of people on incapacity benefits with mental and behavioural disorders is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportions can be calculated using the published figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information on treatment of such conditions is not collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221161 question first answered 26/01/2015 15:28:17 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174478

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Incapacity Benefit
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 guarantee a place on an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies course for people on incapacity benefit suffering from poor mental health.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Improving Access to Psychological Therapy Services (IAPT) are open access services treating people with depression and anxiety disorders in primary care. People on incapacity benefits who have depression or an anxiety disorder can access these services via either their GP or self-referral.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In England individuals who are referred are guaranteed an assessment to see if they could benefit from an IAPT treatment. It would be the patient’s decision as to whether they took up that offer or not. If the patient is not suitable for treatment they will be signposted to a mental health service or other service that is better able to meet their needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Mental health services exist in Wales and Scotland but are a devolved matter and responsibility of the Scottish or Welsh Governments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, Access to Work can also offer help to people with mental health conditions such as with communication support at job interviews, disability awareness training for colleagues when a person starts work and Access to Work’s Mental Health Support Service can offer support to individuals with a mental health condition who are absent from work or finding work difficult.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/01/2015 15:33:01 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174479

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Incapacity Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the employability of people on incapacity benefits suffering from poor mental health who have (a) received and (b) not received treatment for their condition.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The number of people on incapacity benefits with mental and behavioural disorders is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportions can be calculated using the published figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information on treatment of such conditions is not collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 221155 question first answered 26/01/2015 15:28:17 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane