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720877

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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 a person assessed in an employment and support allowance or personal independence payment assessment is entitled to a copy of the LIMA or PIPAT computer file report created by the HCP during that process.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	70877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>A claimant can at any time request a copy of their LIMA or PIPAT report from our Medical Services Provider or from DWP.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/04/2017 11:11:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

711113

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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 applying for (a) personal independence payments and (b) employment and support allowance have missed a medical assessment in each of the last three years; and how many of those people have lost entitlement to a benefit as a result of that missed assessment.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	67968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Table 1 below shows the number of claimants who failed to attend their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 – Number of claimants who failed to attend their PIP assessment.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Jan 14 - Dec 14</p></td><td><p>Jan 15 - Dec 15</p></td><td><p>Jan 16 - Dec 16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>48,700</p></td><td><p>73,200</p></td><td><p>95,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures include those claimants who fail to attend their PIP assessment and were subsequently found to have ‘good cause’ for not attending and so considered for another assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold on information on those who may have lost entitlement as a result of a missed appointment.</p><p> </p><p>In regard to Employment Support Allowance (ESA). The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does collect some information on individuals who failed to attend a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). However, to assess the completeness of recording and quality assure the figures would take in excess of 5 days and therefore incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes statistics on the outcomes of initial WCAs, including the volumes of those who were found Fit for Work and those whose claim closed before the assessment took place. These categories will include any individuals who lost entitlement due to failure to attend their WCA but will also include cases where the recorded outcome was due to a different reason. The latest published figures are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-december-2016</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/03/2017 17:22:53 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

711119

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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 a person who has been assessed for employment and support allowance or personal independent payments is entitled to a copy of the computer file report created by the HCP during their assessment process.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	67987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>A person who has been assessed for either Employment Support Allowance or Personal Independence Payment can ask to see a copy of their assessment report at any time after its completion. They can do this by telephone, in writing or in person.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/03/2017 17:27:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

710655

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
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 steps his Department is taking to improve training in conditions with fluctuating symptoms of healthcare professionals undertaking assessments for disability benefits.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	67520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>Health assessments take into account the fact that most health conditions fluctuate and as such, will not focus on an individual’s ‘best day’, or take a ‘snapshot’ of their condition on the day of their assessment.</p><p>Health Professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes a functional evaluation as to how medical conditions and the long-term medical treatment of those conditions affect an individual. Health Professionals also receive on-going professional training and support for the duration of their employment in the role.</p><p> </p><p>In addition Health Professionals are subject to on-going quality audit to ensure they continue to deliver high quality assessments.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/03/2017 15:25:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

709070

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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 a person who has undergone an employment and support allowance or personal independence allowance assessment can obtain a copy of the relevant reports.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	66869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Any evidence used to make a DWP decision that is still held by the Department, will be made available to the claimant on request by telephone, in writing or in person.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/03/2017 13:42:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

681269

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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 an equality impact assessment has been undertaken for the proposed relocation of the medical assessment centre from Russell House to Wallacetoun in Ayr.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	62152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>We will be undertaking an equality analysis as part of the detailed planning for the proposed relocation of the medical assessment centre in Ayr.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/02/2017 10:51:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

669138

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
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 he plans to change testing criteria for (a) personal independence payments and (b) employment and support allowance.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	58957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>We continually keep the assessment criteria for Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) under review.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 1 October 2016, we will stop requiring people with the most severe, lifetime conditions to be repeatedly assessed for ESA and Universal Credit. Over the coming months we will work with our health assessment provider, medical professionals and other stakeholders to develop a set of criteria to switch off re-assessments for people with the most severe health conditions or disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Green Paper, launched on 31 October 2016 explores a range of options, and points to long-term reform, including how we might simplify and improve the assessment process for people with health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/01/2017 16:35:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

632436

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will define those individuals with severe and lifelong disabling conditions who will not be subject to repeated reassessments for benefits.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL3104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>We will be working over the coming months with medical professionals and other stakeholders to develop criteria that will help us identify those with the most severe health conditions or disabilities, for whom repeat work capability assessments can be stopped.</p><p>Rather than a list of specific medical conditions, the criteria will be based on identifying claimants with the most severe health conditions or disabilities where it would be unreasonable to expect the individual to undertake any form or amount of work or work-related activity. This change will only apply to those placed in the Support Group and Universal Credit equivalent.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 18/11/2016 14:18:39 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

573541

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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, whether Atos and the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments are required to refund costs incurred by people in supplying the medical information to those bodies required by his Department.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	44001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>Claimants are not required to obtain further medical evidence for which they may be charged. Health and disability assessment providers will contact the individual’s GP should they feel additional evidence is required. No refund will be provided to a claimant should they choose to obtain additional evidence.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/09/2016 10:33:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

573906

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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 assessment he has made of the impact of protocols on touching disability benefit assessment centre attendees on the accessibility of these sites to those who struggle to stand unaided.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	44378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>If a physical assessment of the musculoskeletal system is required, it is largely non-touch and based on observing ‘active movements’ – i.e. movements carried out under the direction of, but without the physical intervention of, the Healthcare Professional.</p><p> </p><p>The impact on a claimant undergoing this type of assessment should therefore be negligible.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/09/2016 15:51:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy