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442400

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date	04/01/2016
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	22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account is taken of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in assessing health conditions as part of work capability assessments.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	20711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Entitlement to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is based not on what health conditions a claimant has, but on the functional impact of those conditions. During the Work Capability Assessment claimants are assessed against a number of descriptors covering physical, mental, cognitive and intellectual functions. The healthcare professional makes a recommendation on the individual’s functional capability to the DWP Decision Maker, who makes the decision on benefit entitlement by considering all available evidence, including the assessment report and any additional clinical information.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/01/2016 15:24:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

439042

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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	22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether training is given to work capability assessors in the symptoms and effects of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	20393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>All healthcare professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes a functional evaluation as to how medical conditions affect their 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 Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 05/01/2016 12:39:16 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

225528

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Thirsk
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 claimed employment and support allowance in Thirsk and Malton constituency in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	226489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Statistics on the number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants are published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><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> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/03/2015 12:05:51 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

171847

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
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: Migrants
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 his EU counterparts on amendments required to EU law to limit the access of migrants to national welfare systems.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	906838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Ministers and officials are in regular dialogue with the European Commission and other Member States about the coordination of social security in the European Union. DWP Ministers and officials have met with a number of their European counterparts in recent months to discuss mutual matters of interest where reforms to the social security coordination system have been discussed.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 06/01/2015 13:15:31 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

47374

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current number of job vacancies is in the Thirsk, Malton and Filey travel-to-work area.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	195486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Universal Jobmatch System was introduced in November 2012. The system does not provide data for travel-to-work areas. However, I can confirm the number of live jobs on the system in these towns at 8 April 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Town</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Live jobs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thirsk</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malton</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Filey</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>327</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering