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228677

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date	19/03/2015
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to introduce text or email notifications for claimants of the employment and support allowance required to attend a medical assessment.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	228377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>A trial was held during the autumn of 2014 when claimants were sent text reminder messages of their assessment appointments. Following evaluation of that trial discussions were held with the new Health Assessment Advisory Service provider - Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (operated by MAXIMUS) – and the intention is to introduce the service nationally later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 24/03/2015 17:53:22 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

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registered interest
date	17/06/2014
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	Work Capability Assessment
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 make it his policy that reminders should be sent by text or other telephonic means informing people of the date, time and location of their upcoming work capability assessments.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	201091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is keen that claimants are encouraged to attend their Work Capability Assessments, however any adjustments to the process which involve the means described would be subject to commercial and operational considerations. As such I am unable to commit to making this Departmental policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/06/2014 16:36:34 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick