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431411

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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: Disability
	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 contribution of the Government as an employer and commissioner to increasing rates of employment among disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	17106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>All Government Departments have clear objectives to increase workforce diversity, including disabled people.<del class="ministerial"> I</del> <ins class="ministerial">We </ins>have been working with officials across Whitehall to assess the proportion of disabled people employed by Government, and to identify ways to improve those numbers.</p><br /><p>As at 31 March 2015, 8.9% of Civil Service employees declared their disability status, up from 7.6% in 2010 and 8.8% in 2014.</p><br /><p>With reference to commissioning, successful bidders for contracts in excess of 12 months are required to submit annual Diversity &amp; Equality Delivery Plans, workforce monitoring data and Contractor and any Sub-contractor’s policy/policies and procedures for preventing unlawful discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity in respect of a range of groups, including people with a disability. <del class="ministerial">We will continue to seek opportunities to encourage, and offer support to, employers to employ more disabled people.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This Government is committed to being an exemplar employer and will continue to support employers and disabled people to create opportinities and increase disability emplyment.</ins></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/11/2015 15:29:01 question first ministerially corrected 26/11/2015 16:59:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 32296 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

431432

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their aim to halve the number of unemployed disabled people, whether they will conduct a review into the way the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment for enhanced rate mobility is working; and on what grounds they would consider changing the PIP assessment for enhanced rate mobility.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL3783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to giving all disabled people the opportunity to fulfil their potential and achieve their ambitions. Work is an important part of this, which is why the Government has committed to halving the disability employment gap, requiring us to transform policy, practice and public attitudes.</p><br /><p>Enhanced rate mobility payments within Personal Independence Payment are intended for those who face the greatest barriers to their mobility. We believe that the assessment criteria, which was designed in close consultation with disabled people and disability groups, achieve this by targeting support to those who need it most.</p><br /><p>We currently have no plans to review how the PIP assessment for enhanced rate mobility is working.</p><br /><p>Access to Work (ATW) provides practical and financial support with the additional costs faced by individuals whose health or disability affects the way they do their job. The type of support provided is tailored to an individual’s needs and can include travel to work, support workers and specialist aids and equipment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann grouped question UIN HL3785 question first answered 04/12/2015 10:27:53 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

431433

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to ensure that disabled people who used their motability car to work are able to carry on working if, after a Personal Independence Payment assessment, they lose entitlement to a Motability car and cannot afford to buy their own car.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL3784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that the transition from DLA to PIP can be challenging for individuals, which is why the Department worked closely with Motability as we developed our plans for the introduction of PIP. The Motability charity provide a one-off package of transitional support and advice to support customers who no longer meet the eligibility criteria for the Motability scheme. For most of these customers who entered into their first lease agreement with Motability before January 2013, Motability will provide transitional support of £2,000. This will enable many former Scheme customers to continue to meet their mobility needs by purchasing a used car. For customers who entered into their first lease agreement with the scheme after January 2013 and up to December 2013, Motability will supply transitional support of £1,000 to assist with mobility costs. Motability is also providing help with the cost of adaptations made to non-scheme vehicles and information on non-scheme motoring and insurance. The Scheme also offers customers an opportunity to purchase their vehicle after the end of the lease.</p><br /><p>Support is also available through the Access to Work Scheme, which is potentially available on application to anyone with a health condition or disability that affects the way they perform their job and who needs practical support above and beyond the reasonable adjustments that an employer has a duty to make under the Equality Act 2010. The type of support Access to Work provides is tailored to an individual’s needs and can include travel to work.</p><br /><p>DLA and PIP are available regardless of whether claimants are in or out of work. We do not hold information about the employment circumstances of recipients of either benefit, including those who are members of Motability.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann grouped question UIN HL3786 question first answered 04/12/2015 10:23:02 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

431434

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the scoring system for the Personal Independence Payment assessment for enhanced rate mobility is compatible with enabling more disabled people to work, particularly in rural areas.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL3785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to giving all disabled people the opportunity to fulfil their potential and achieve their ambitions. Work is an important part of this, which is why the Government has committed to halving the disability employment gap, requiring us to transform policy, practice and public attitudes.</p><br /><p>Enhanced rate mobility payments within Personal Independence Payment are intended for those who face the greatest barriers to their mobility. We believe that the assessment criteria, which was designed in close consultation with disabled people and disability groups, achieve this by targeting support to those who need it most.</p><br /><p>We currently have no plans to review how the PIP assessment for enhanced rate mobility is working.</p><br /><p>Access to Work (ATW) provides practical and financial support with the additional costs faced by individuals whose health or disability affects the way they do their job. The type of support provided is tailored to an individual’s needs and can include travel to work, support workers and specialist aids and equipment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann grouped question UIN HL3783 question first answered 04/12/2015 10:27:53 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

431435

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are monitoring the numbers of disabled people who have had to give up work after a Personal Independence Payment assessment led to the loss of a Motability car.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL3786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>We recognise that the transition from DLA to PIP can be challenging for individuals, which is why the Department worked closely with Motability as we developed our plans for the introduction of PIP. The Motability charity provide a one-off package of transitional support and advice to support customers who no longer meet the eligibility criteria for the Motability scheme. For most of these customers who entered into their first lease agreement with Motability before January 2013, Motability will provide transitional support of £2,000. This will enable many former Scheme customers to continue to meet their mobility needs by purchasing a used car. For customers who entered into their first lease agreement with the scheme after January 2013 and up to December 2013, Motability will supply transitional support of £1,000 to assist with mobility costs. Motability is also providing help with the cost of adaptations made to non-scheme vehicles and information on non-scheme motoring and insurance. The Scheme also offers customers an opportunity to purchase their vehicle after the end of the lease.</p><br /><p>Support is also available through the Access to Work Scheme, which is potentially available on application to anyone with a health condition or disability that affects the way they perform their job and who needs practical support above and beyond the reasonable adjustments that an employer has a duty to make under the Equality Act 2010. The type of support Access to Work provides is tailored to an individual’s needs and can include travel to work.</p><br /><p>DLA and PIP are available regardless of whether claimants are in or out of work. We do not hold information about the employment circumstances of recipients of either benefit, including those who are members of Motability.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann grouped question UIN HL3784 question first answered 04/12/2015 10:23:02 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

431414

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the streams of data collected by his Department are (a) used by the Department, (b) read by how many people and (c) unused or unread.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	17139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>I have interpreted the question to be asking for the number of datasets compiled by the department. This information is not currently available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/11/2015 15:27:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

431415

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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	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 alternative options his Department offers to personal independence payment (PIP) applicants unable to travel to PIP assessment centres.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	17141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Claimants attending an assessment by public or personal transport can claim back their travel costs. Where public transport is unavailable or the claimant is unable to use it, the claimant can contact their assessment provider to ask if taxi-fares would be payable for their journey.</p><br /><p>Alternatively, the option of a face-to-face consultation in the claimant’s home is available if the claimant indicates that they are unfit to travel to a consultation or where travel would require high levels of support.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 17132 question first answered 26/11/2015 17:35:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

431416

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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	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 support his Department offers to enable personal independence payment (PIP) applicants to attend PIP assessment centres.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	17132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Claimants attending an assessment by public or personal transport can claim back their travel costs. Where public transport is unavailable or the claimant is unable to use it, the claimant can contact their assessment provider to ask if taxi-fares would be payable for their journey.</p><br /><p>Alternatively, the option of a face-to-face consultation in the claimant’s home is available if the claimant indicates that they are unfit to travel to a consultation or where travel would require high levels of support.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 17141 question first answered 26/11/2015 17:35:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

431417

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home visit assessments were offered to personal independence payment claimants in Scotland in the last 12 months; and whether his Department has declined to provide such assessments to any claimants who have requested such assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	17133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated and could only be provided at disproportionate cost</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/11/2015 15:07:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

431418

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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	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 proportion of the costs of the contract for personal independence payment assessments is assigned to cover support and travel costs for claimants who need support to attend assessment centres.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	17134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>There is no apportionment for travel costs within the Personal Independence Payment contracts but the contractor is responsible for paying all travel expenses.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/11/2015 15:25:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands