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447058

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the implications for his policies are of the finding of the National Audit Office in its recent report, Contracted-out health and disability assessments, HC 609, of 5 January 2016, that his Department is spending more on fit-for-work assessments than it is saving since reforming health and disability assessments.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	23735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the Work Capability Assessment is to assess fairly and accurately entitlement to benefit, not to generate savings.</p><p>We have commissioned independent reviews which have all concluded that the assessment regimes for health related benefits remain fit for purpose.</p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 27/01/2016 16:37:24 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

416816

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
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 received assessments for both employment and support allowance and personal independence payment in (a) 2014 and (b) the first six months of 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	9060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/09/2015 13:58:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

416817

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
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 cost of an individual assessment for (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment was in the last period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	9061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department considers this information to be commercially sensitive and release would prejudice the interests of service providers and the Department’s future dealings with them.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/09/2015 14:03:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

390866

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many medical assessment centres there are for (a) employment and support allowance applicants and (b) personal independence payment claimants living within 90 minutes travelling time by public transport from the PR1 8UQ postcode.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	7685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There are 4 assessment centres within 90 minutes travelling distance, by public transport, from PR1 8UQ for Employment and Support Allowance applicants: Preston, Burnley, Wigan, and Blackpool.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 18 Personal Independence Payment assessment centres within 90 minutes travel time by public transport from the PR1 8UQ postcode, including two within the wider PR1 postcode area. A full list of PIP assessment centres in North West England is available at: <a href="http://www.atoshealthcare.com/pip/consultation_locations/north_west_england" target="_blank">http://www.atoshealthcare.com/pip/consultation_locations/north_west_england</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/09/2015 14:28:48 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

389394

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the contribution of the 24 June 2015, Official Report, columns 885-86, when his Department will publish statistics on the deaths of people declared fit for work since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	6821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department intends to publish out-of-work benefits mortality statistics and the publication date will be pre-announced at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/list-of-scheduled-upcoming-ad-hoc-statistical-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/list-of-scheduled-upcoming-ad-hoc-statistical-releases</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 6682 question first answered 16/07/2015 14:53:50 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

348416

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to NHS England of the provision of fitness for work certificates as required by the Department for Work and Pensions in the period 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	1022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Neither the Department nor NHS England has made any assessment of the cost of the provision of fitness for work certificates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/06/2015 10:50:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

229222

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fit for work decisions were overturned by mandatory reconsideration in each month since October 2008.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	228854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP plans to look into what it might be possible to publish on mandatory reconsiderations in the existing regular statistical publications, including information on outcomes. Before decisions are made DWP statisticians need to make sure that the data is accurate and fit for purpose. When a decision has been made and as each publication is ready, we will pre-announce the improvements in 2015 in accordance with the UKSA release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 228855 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:17:08 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

229223

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fit for work decisions overturned by mandatory reconsideration or appeal related to claimants with mental health difficulties in each month since October 2008.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	228855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP plans to look into what it might be possible to publish on mandatory reconsiderations in the existing regular statistical publications, including information on outcomes. Before decisions are made DWP statisticians need to make sure that the data is accurate and fit for purpose. When a decision has been made and as each publication is ready, we will pre-announce the improvements in 2015 in accordance with the UKSA release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 228854 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:17:09 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

229265

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fit for work decisions were overturned on appeal in each month since October 2008.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	228851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The information as requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/03/2015 09:13:46 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

223708

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether contractual terms for the provision of benefit assessments have transferred directly from Atos to Maximus; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	225360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There has been no transfer of contractual terms. A new contract with MAXIMUS Health and Human Services Ltd was awarded following a negotiated procurement route which offered an opportunity to clarify and probe bidders’ proposals during an extensive period of negotiation.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/03/2015 17:35:40 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead