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349241

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date	09/06/2015
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, pursuant to the Answers of 8 June 2015 to Questions 767 and 768, on personal independence payment, what arrangements are in place to deal with the anticipated number of reassessments after October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>At the Work and Pensions Committee on 29th January 2015 the former Minister of State for Disabled Persons confirmed DWP would implement Full PIP Rollout in a way that is commensurate with capacity. Claimants will be randomly selected for Full PIP Rollout on a post code basis where we are confident that capacity exists. We are working closely with Assessment Provider organisations to progress detailed planning and assurance activity needed to ensure capacity to deal with increased volumes is in place</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 13:57:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349271

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	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, for what reason reference on the gov.uk website to Access to Work being provided where someone needs support or adaptations beyond the reasonable adjustments which an employer is legally obliged to provide under the Equality Act no longer makes reference to support or adaptations beyond reasonable adjustments; whether this change in wording is due to a change in policy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Access to Work pages on Gov.UK have been updated to reflect announcement of forthcoming changes to Access to Work. The statutory duty to make reasonable adjustment for disability remains. The Access to Work pages on Gov.UK contain a link to the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments-for-disabled-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments-for-disabled-workers</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The legal obligation for employers to make reasonable adjustments is not replaced by Access to Work. This has not changed. Access to Work will make a significant contribution of up to £40,800 per year to meeting individual needs above that level.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 12:00:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349280

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	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, for what reasons his Department did not consult people in receipt of Access to Work awards and their employers before deciding to introduce a limit on those awards.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Consideration was given to the requirements upon public bodies to act lawfully and fairly, to the evidence available, and to the nature and significance of the decision for affected individuals, including any mitigating factors.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 13:01:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349284

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	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 steps he plans to take to ensure that employers make appropriate reasonable adjustments for employees before Access to Work awards are made.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Equality Act 2010 places the responsibility of providing reasonable adjustments upon employers.</p><p>Access to Work advisers are able to provide information to employers when they are considering the types of support that may be available.</p><p>The Disability Confident Campaign and Access to Work advisers promote a clear message to employers of their responsibilities to make reasonable adjustments and also that Access to Work is available as a support beyond reasonable adjustments.</p><p>This can de-risk hiring or retaining disabled workers.</p><p>Information on reasonable adjustments are linked to from Access to Work pages on gov.uk</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 13:32:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349285

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	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, if he will estimate the return on investment from Access to Work awards.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Estimating Value for Money for Access to Work is difficult – there is no readily available comparison group against which to assess the difference the programme makes to someone’s likelihood of being in work.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work covers a wide range of different types of support. Each individual case is different and it is not possible or accurate to estimate the return to the Exchequer for each case.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are considering how best to estimate the return on investment delivered by Access to Work.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 14:04:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349293

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Crown Commercial Service's framework agreement for the provision of language services (a) only supplies communication and language professionals working with deaf and deafblind people who meet the standards set by the National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD), (b) contains terms and conditions that he considers are likely to attract qualified and NRCPD-registered communication and language professionals working with deaf and deafblind people and (c) at the tendering stage, does not give greater priority to cost than quality considerations in relation to decisions about the letting of contracts and provides a level playing field for small and medium-sized enterprises with larger firms.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service’s Language Services Framework Agreement (RM1092) will provide a standardised contracting route that enables procurement authorities to engage British Sign Language translators to deliver high-quality and cost-effective services that maintain national interpreting standards.</p><p> </p><p>The minimum qualifications for British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters employed through the framework shall be those listed at <a href="http://www.nrcpd.org.uk/page.php?content=59" target="_blank">http://www.nrcpd.org.uk</a> and they must be registered with the National Register of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind people, (NRCPD), or the Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters (SASLI).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/06/2015 10:48:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349294

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will convene a cross-departmental working group to address the implications of the reduction in the number of people achieving a further education qualification in British Sign Language between 2007 and 2014; if he has had discussions with (a) the Minister for Disabled People and (b) other Ministers about the adequacy of supply of sign language interpreters and other communication and language professionals who work with deaf and deafblind people; and if he will meet the charity and awarding body Signature to discuss those matters.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The majority of the Department’s £450m savings will be delivered through known underspends and releasing unallocated funding. Officials in my department are working with the appropriate funding bodies to determine how savings can best be achieved in line with ministers’ priorities. All spending decisions for 2016-17 and beyond will be taken as part of the Spending Review, the timetable for which is yet to be finalised.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 12 March, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issued a statement setting out plans to work with deaf people and stakeholder groups to undertake a market review of British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation provision to explore long term improvements in the market. My officials are working with DWP counterparts to develop this work. We will await the outcomes of the review before deciding if a cross-departmental working group is the best way forward to consider what changes can be implemented.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have not had the opportunity to discuss this with my right hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, or other Ministers, but would expect to do so in due course. I would be pleased to meet with Signature to discuss this further once the findings from the market review are known.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 1742 question first answered 16/06/2015 11:35:21 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green