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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1715622/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Good work is generally good for health. This is why in the <em>Health and Disability White Paper<\/em> the Government reaffirmed its commitment to close the disability employment gap and stated its intention to set a new disability employment ambition.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The latest figures, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for October to December 2023, showed that he disability employment gap was 27.9 percentage points. This was a decrease of 1.9 percentage points on the year. However, the ONS have advised caution when interpreting short-term changes due to the recent volatility in the data.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group so access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time, is key. The Government therefore has an ambitious programme of initiatives to support disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay and succeed in work. These include:<\/p><ul><li><strong>The Work and Health Programme<\/strong> providing tailored and personalised support for disabled people;<\/li><li><strong>Access to Work grants<\/strong> helping towards extra costs of working beyond standard reasonable adjustments;<\/li><li><strong>Disability Confident<\/strong> encouraging employers to think differently about disability and health, and to take positive action to address the issues disabled employees face in the workplace;<\/li><li><strong>A <\/strong><a href=\"https://www.support-with-employee-health-and-disability.dwp.gov.uk/support-with-employee-health-and-disability\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>digital<\/strong><\/a><strong> information service for employers<\/strong> providing better integrated and tailored guidance on supporting health and disability in the workplace;<\/li><li>Increasing access to <strong>Occupational Health<\/strong>, including the testing of financial incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises and the self-employed;<\/li><li><strong>Additional Work Coach support<\/strong> in Jobcentres for disabled people and people with health conditions to help them move towards and in to work;<\/li><li><strong>Disability Employment Advisers <\/strong>in Jobcentres offering advice and expertise on how to help disabled people and people with health conditions into work;<\/li><li>Work in partnership between the DWP and health systems, including:<\/li><\/ul><p>o <strong>Employment Advisors in NHS Talking Therapies<\/strong>, which combines psychological treatment and employment support for people with mental health conditions; and<\/p><p>o The <strong>Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care<\/strong> <strong>programme<\/strong>, a Supported Employment model (place, train and maintain) delivered in health settings, aimed at people with physical or common mental health disabilities to support them to access paid jobs in the open labour market;<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Building on this, we announced significant additional investment during the 2023 fiscal events. Alongside the delivery of our existing initiatives, we are now focused on delivering this package which includes:<\/p><ul><li>A new voluntary employment programme called <strong>Universal<\/strong><strong> Support (US)<\/strong> for 100,000 people per year when fully rolled out in England and Wales. This programme will provide up to a year of ongoing wraparound support for people with health conditions to stay and succeed in work;<\/li><li><strong>WorkWell<\/strong>, which will bring together the NHS, local authorities and other partners, in collaboration with jobcentres, to provide light touch work and health support for approximately 60,000 people. The WorkWell services will be in place from autumn 2024 and will be delivered in 15 pilot areas;<\/li><li>Building on the extension of the certification of the <strong>fit notes<\/strong> to a wider range of healthcare professions, we are exploring new ways of providing individuals receiving a fit note with timely access to work and health support. Through a <em>Call for Evidence <\/em>we are currently seeking views from those with lived experiences, healthcare professionals and employers;<\/li><li>Introducing <strong>Employment Advisors to Musculoskeletal Conditions (MSK) services<\/strong> in England, helping individuals with MSK conditions to return to or remain in employment (work in partnership between DWP and health systems); and<\/li><li>Publishing the Government response to the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/occupational-health-working-better\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Occupational Health: Working Better<\/strong><\/a> consultation. This included establishing an expert group to support the development of the voluntary national baseline for Occupational Health provision<p><p><\/li><\/ul><p>From 2025, we are reforming the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) to reflect new flexibilities in the labour market and greater employment opportunities for disabled people and people with health conditions, whilst maintaining protections for those with the most significant conditions. Alongside these changes, a new Chance to Work Guarantee will effectively remove the WCA for most existing claimants who have already been assessed without work-related requirements removing the fear of reassessment and giving this group the confidence to try work.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to close the disability employment gap.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1715623/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In the National Disability Strategy (NDS), the Cabinet Office committed to leading a consultation on workforce reporting on disability for large employers exploring both voluntary and mandated workplace transparency. A formal consultation ran from 16 December 2021 to 25 March 2022. Work on the disability workforce reporting consultation was paused in line with other work deriving from the NDS whilst a legal challenge on the NDS was ongoing. Following a successful appeal, we have now commenced analysis of the consultation responses and will publish the consultation response findings in 2024.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1715625/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>DWP is committed to strengthening the Disability Confident Scheme to ensure it remains credible, sufficiently challenging, and continues to support the employment of disabled people. Key to this is the implementation of the recommendations from the review including work to strengthen the criteria for all employers and tailoring the scheme for SMEs. On 9 April 2024 DWP published a revised version of the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-confident-and-cipd-guide-for-line-managers-on-employing-people-with-a-disability-or-health-condition\" target=\"_blank\">Disability Confident Line Manager\u2019s Guide,<\/a> in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), providing a range of guidance to support businesses of all sizes. Further changes to the scheme criteria stemming from these recommendations are well underway and we expect to have fully implemented them by the end of March 2025.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Department is continuing to work with a wide range of stakeholders, including employers, disability charities, and disabled people\u2019s organisations to develop, and grow the scheme to increase the number of inclusive employers in the UK.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the Disability Confident scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1715626/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government has no plans to introduce a statutory right for disability support leave for disabled employees.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>All employers already have a duty to make \u2018reasonable adjustments\u2019 in the workplace where a disabled person would otherwise be put at a substantial disadvantage compared with their colleagues. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Equality Act and providing guidance on reasonable adjustments.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>For disabled people who require adjustments which are beyond reasonable adjustments, Access to Work (AtW) can provide a grant for the disability related extra costs of working a disabled employee may face. To support employers an AtW case manager will contact the customer\u2019s employer ahead of making an AtW award to offer advice on reasonable adjustments an employer can provide and the support available under the AtW scheme.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4809", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Beth Winter"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Beth Winter"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1715266/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Disability Confident scheme is delivered by a small policy team within the department, and by colleagues across the Jobcentre Plus network, who engage with employers and partner organisations as part of their day-to-day business. Total scheme expenditure is not separately recorded within departmental budgets.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on its Disability Confident employer scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4368", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Neil Coyle"}
      }
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1713134/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS Talking Therapies data (including on employment support) is published monthly by NHSE. There is a slight lag in the publication, so the last 12 months for which data is available is March 2023-February 2024.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>For the period March 2023-February 2024:<\/p><p>(a) NHSE data shows that <strong>47,280<\/strong> individuals started employment support in NHS Talking Therapies (this service is in England only)<\/p><p>(b) The following table breaks this down by NHS regions:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NHS Commissioning Region<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Employment support starts <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>EAST OF ENGLAND<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,745<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>LONDON<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,495<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>MIDLANDS<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,240<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>NORTH EAST AND YORKSHIRE<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,205<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>NORTH WEST<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,830<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH EAST<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,505<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH WEST<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,260<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Source: <a href=\"https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-talking-therapies-monthly-statistics-including-employment-advisors#latest-statistics\" target=\"_blank\">NHS Talking Therapies Monthly Statistics Including Employment Advisors - NHS England Digital<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Caveats:<\/p><ul><li>Numbers above are for clients who first started employment support in the reporting period (measured by month).<\/li><li>The total above is aggregated from the monthly data (across 12 months), using the EA040 variable (Count_FirstESApptInMonthRefs)<\/li><li>The Employment Advisers in NHS Talking Therapies programme is currently being rolled out across England. All NHS Talking Therapies providers in England are on track to have Employment Advisers in post during 2024/25. This may account for some of the regional differences noted above.<\/li><\/ul>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 33 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how many people received support from the Employment Advisers in NHS Talking Therapies programme (a) nationally and (b) by region in the last 12 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1713135/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As well as providing employment support, Jobcentre Work Coaches can signpost to NHS Talking Therapies, which can be accessed via self-referral.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Jobcentres do not provide direct access to Employment Advisers in NHS Talking Therapies.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Employment Advisers and Work Coaches often work together to support NHS Talking Therapies clients - who are in contact with JCP - to find work, return to work from sick leave and remain in work.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Employment Advisers in NHS Talking Therapies programme is currently being rolled out across England. All NHS Talking Therapies providers in England are on track to have Employment Advisers in post during 2024/25.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1712679/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>All employers have a duty under the <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents\" target=\"_blank\">Equality Act 2010<\/a> to make \u2018reasonable adjustments\u2019 in the workplace where a disabled person would otherwise be put at a substantial disadvantage compared with their colleagues. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Equality Act and providing guidance on reasonable adjustments.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>For disabled people who require adjustments which are beyond reasonable adjustments, Access to Work (AtW) can provide a grant for the disability related extra costs of working a disabled employee may face. To support employers an AtW case manager will contact the customer\u2019s employer ahead of making an AtW award to offer advice on reasonable adjustments an employer can provide and the support available under the AtW scheme.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>DWP has worked with stakeholders to develop a series of Adjustments Passports and Planners to support disabled people, and those with a health condition, with the transitions into employment and between jobs. The Adjustments Passport and Planners provide individuals with an up to date document of their adjustments and working requirements and empower the holder to have more structured conversations about their disability with their employer. They also raise awareness of Access to Work, and where an application is made, help to reduce the need for another assessment, enabling support to be put in place more quickly.<\/p><p>The Disability Confident scheme provides employers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to attract, recruit, retain and develop disabled people in the workplace. When an employer signs-up to the Disability Confident scheme, they agree to commitments which include anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required. They also agree to support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. The scheme provides resources for members including the recently published <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-confident-and-cipd-guide-for-line-managers-on-employing-people-with-a-disability-or-health-condition\" target=\"_blank\">Disability Confident Manager\u2019s Guide<\/a> which explains how managers can make and review reasonable adjustments, consider flexible working, and includes examples of other types of adjustments.<\/p><p>As part of the government's response to the Health is Everyone\u2019s Business Consultation, DWP has developed a digital service for employers, offering tailored guidance on health and disability. The service is called <a href=\"https://www.support-with-employee-health-and-disability.dwp.gov.uk/support-with-employee-health-and-disability\" target=\"_blank\">Support with Employee Health and Disability<\/a> and is live across GB, testing very well with employers. Developed with small and medium enterprise (SME) employers, using user centred design principles, the service offers a simple, interactive and highly usable resource which helps employers to feel more confident having conversations about health and disability, as well as understanding and fulfilling their legal obligations on topics such as reasonable adjustments, and signposting to sources of expert support.<\/p><p>The fit note includes an option to allow a healthcare professional to indicate that a patient \u2018may be fit for work subject to the following advice\u2019 and provide general details of the functional effect of the individual\u2019s condition and recommend common types of workplace adjustments. However, over 10 million fit notes each year are issued in England without any such advice, resulting in a missed opportunity to help people get the appropriate support they may need to remain in work.<\/p><p>That is why we announced funding in the 2023 Autumn Statement to test new ways of providing individuals receiving a fit note with tailored support, including referral to support through their local WorkWell service pilot. To support this, we launched a Call for Evidence to seek views on how the current fit note process works and the support required to facilitate meaningful work and health conversations and help people start, stay and succeed in work.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1702248/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Disability Confident (DC) is one of a range of policies to support disabled people into work and to close the disability employment gap. It is difficult to isolate the direct impact of individual policies on the disability employment gap as numerous, interacting factors are at play, including overall labour market trends and changes to the composition of the disabled population, in addition to the effects of disability employment policies and programmes in themselves.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>When an employer signs up to DC, they agree to commitments which encourage employers to think differently about disability and to take positive action to address issues disabled employees face in the workplace. There are currently over 19,000 DC members and they estimate 11.5 million employees in total working in their businesses.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In September 2023, the Department <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-confident-survey-of-participating-employers-may-2022\" target=\"_blank\">published findings<\/a> from a survey with members of the DC scheme, conducted by an independent research agency[1]. The research explored the effect that signing up to the DC scheme had on members\u2019 recruitment and retention attitudes towards disabled people.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The DWP and Cabinet officials regularly meet with Ministerial Disability Champions to drive this agenda across Government. The Champions\u2019 role is to ensure disability inclusion is a priority in their Department\u2019s work. They are helping to deliver our commitment to support disabled people in the UK through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>[1] The survey was conducted in February to March 2022. In total 1,233 survey interviews were conducted with scheme members.<\/p>"}
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