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1134248

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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 estimate he has made of the number of people that are eligible for the higher rate of personal independence payment as a result of the changes to the personal independence payment assessment guide issued on 17 June 2019.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	268616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>On 17 June 2019 the Department published an updated Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment Guide. The updates included changes to the guidance on PIP activity 3 to reflect that help required for a special diet can constitute therapy in certain circumstances. This is in line with the LB Upper Tribunal decision, handed down in November 2016. The Department expects only a small number of claimants to benefit from these changes.</p><p> </p><p>The updates also included changes to give greater clarity on the duration of awards to ensure claimants are given the right award length, and on the number of companions at PIP assessments, as well as other minor updates.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/07/2019 13:52:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1128431

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
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: Metro Newspaper
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on the Universal Credit Uncovered advertising campaign.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	257608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department provides services to around 22 million people, and has a responsibility to communicate policy and essential information to claimants and other key audiences, in a similar way to other government departments. Newspaper advertising contributes to our routine communications activity that has been running alongside the rollout of Universal Credit since 2013.</p><p>The Universal Credit Uncovered media partnership with the Metro is currently underway and running for a further six weeks so we are unable to provide accurate spend to date figures for the partnership. However, we can commit to publish final full spend on the partnership at the end of July once all activity has concluded.</p><p>The information used for the partnership was sourced by DWP officials. The content features actual claimant case studies and interviews from Jobcentre work coaches, and the advertorials have been developed in partnership with the Metro.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/06/2019 16:35:19 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 121129 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1127195

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	Access to Work Programme: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Access to Work scheme supports disabled people who are self-employed.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	255393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>We have undertaken significant reform of Access to Work, but there are still further opportunities for improvements and we are committed to listening to our customers and stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>For example, to address points raised about the Access to Work self-employment customer journey in the DWP research report ‘Access to Work: Qualitative research with applicants, employers and delivery staff’, published in November 2018, we worked closely with customers and stakeholders to identify the issues and develop a new self-employment customer journey for freelancers and contractors.</p><p> </p><p>To support this work, we are also developing an Access to Work ‘Workplace Adjustments Passport’, comprising a current record of an Access to Work customer’s support needs. This ‘passport’ is designed to be shared with new employers and commissioners, so that Access to Work customers who change jobs or move between contracts can be sure that their support needs are known in advance and adjustments may be put in place swiftly.</p><p>We will be announcing the detail of these new reforms later in the year.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/05/2019 12:40:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1127200

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	Access to Work Programme
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 she has had with (a) disabled people and (b) disabled people's organisations on the Access to Work scheme.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	255394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>I am committed to ensuring that disabled people and disabled people’s organisations are engaged with and listened to. My diary for this year is filling up with meetings with disabled people and stakeholders, ranging from individual Access to Work customers to larger organisations such as Action on Hearing Loss.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work has a regular stakeholder forum which brings together disabled people and disabled people’s organisations to discuss how the Access to Work offer works for our customers. This group includes representatives from organisations such as the Thomas Pocklington Trust, Versus Arthritis and the National Deaf Children’s Association. The group is due to meet next month and will discuss plans for future improvements for the Access to Work scheme.</p><p> </p><p>DWP also undertakes regular engagement with stakeholders on specific issues. For example, this week officials held a stakeholder workshop on Access to Work’s Tech Fund policy, exploring strategies for encouraging the take-up of assistive technology to meet support needs. Next week, we are hosting the latest in a series of stakeholder workshops to discuss the Access to Work offer for self-employed people.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/05/2019 12:10:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1124334

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Universal Credit: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) seriously ill and (b) disabled people are no longer eligible for severe disability premium as a result of (i) natural and (ii) managed migration to universal credit since 16 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	250028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Since the introduction of The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019, which came into force on 16th January 2019, claimants entitled to the SDP are not required to move to Universal Credit, even if they experience a change in circumstance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/05/2019 13:36:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1121515

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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 Answer of 19 March 2019 to Question 232109 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, whether she plans to publish findings from the Proof of Concept.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	244198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 April 2019 to Questions <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239290</a>, <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239291</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239292</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Small numbers of participants involved may limit the ability to breakdown the data by specific groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 244199 244200 244201 question first answered 29/04/2019 17:12:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1121518

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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, with reference to the Answer of 19 March 2019 t Question 232109 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, whether her Department plans to collect data on the number of disabled people participating in the Proof of Concept who are subsequently found to have Limited Capability for Work and Work Related Activity.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	244199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 April 2019 to Questions <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239290</a>, <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239291</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239292</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Small numbers of participants involved may limit the ability to breakdown the data by specific groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 244198 244200 244201 question first answered 29/04/2019 17:12:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1121520

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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 Answer of 19 March 2019 to Question 232109 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, whether the design of the proof of concept will take account of the potential effect of reducing conditionality requirements on the Department’s ability to avoid sanctions.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	244200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 April 2019 to Questions <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239290</a>, <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239291</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239292</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Small numbers of participants involved may limit the ability to breakdown the data by specific groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 244198 244199 244201 question first answered 29/04/2019 17:12:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1121521

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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 Answer of 19 March 2019 to Question 232109 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, whether the design of the proof of concept will take account of the potential effect of reducing conditionality requirements on the Department’s ability to safeguard vulnerable claimants.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	244201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 April 2019 to Questions <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239290</a>, <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239291</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=239290" target="_blank">239292</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Small numbers of participants involved may limit the ability to breakdown the data by specific groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 244198 244199 244200 question first answered 29/04/2019 17:12:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1110649

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her letter of 4 April 2019, in what time frame she will complete updating the current ESA65B letter with input from medical organisations.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	242946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>We expect the revised version to be delivered by Summer 2019.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/04/2019 10:39:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova