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722276

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Disability: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people by health condition were in receipt of a tax exemption or reduction for a disability vehicle in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	71127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not hold this information. Eligibility for Vehicle Excise Duty exemption or reduction is based on whether the individual receives certain mobility allowances and not the individual’s specific health condition.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/04/2017 10:45:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

720867

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	Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy
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 with epilepsy who were previously in receipt of disability living allowance and have undergone a review to assess their eligibility for personal independence payment (PIP) have appealed the decision on their claim for PIP at tribunal and were successful on such claims to date.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	70986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 70985 question first answered 24/04/2017 11:25:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

720871

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many First-tier Tribunal appeals relating to claims for personal independence payments have been adjourned for (a) additional information and (b) other reasons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	70738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 24/04/2017 13:22:58 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

714513

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential link between (a) asthma and (b) asthma hospitalisation rates and air pollution in Greater Manchester in (i) children and (ii) adults.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	69505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>In 2010, the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution (COMEAP) published a statement on the evidence linking air pollution with asthma. The evidence confirmed that exposure to ambient concentrations of air pollutants is associated with an increase in exacerbations of asthma in those who already have the condition. The evidence for air pollution causing new cases of asthma is less clear. However, COMEAP concluded that it is possible that air pollution plays a part in the induction of asthma in some individuals who live near busy roads, particularly roads carrying high numbers of heavy goods vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>No specific assessments of the potential effect of air pollution on incidences of asthma or asthma hospitalisation rates for children or adults living in Greater Manchester have been made. There are no plans for Public Health England to make an assessment of the potential effect of air pollution on incidences of asthma or asthma hospitalisation rates in Greater Manchester.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 69515 question first answered 04/04/2017 11:49:38 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

714705

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy
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 oral Answer by the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work on 27 March 2017, Official Report, columns 22-23, how many people with epilepsy who have migrated from disability living allowance to personal independence payment have had their award (a) increased, (b) reduced and (c) held at the same rate to date.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	69581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The number of DLA claimants with a primary disabling condition recorded as epilepsy who were previously in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and have undergone a Personal Independence Payment Reassessment between 1st October 2013 and 31st October 2016 is 15,000.</p><p> </p><p>The outcomes of these reassessments are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Re-assessment Outcome</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Epilepsy</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Award Increased</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Award Unchanged</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Award Decreased</p></td><td><p>2,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed post referral to the AP</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed pre referral to the AP</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Withdrawn</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>15,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 69582 question first answered 05/04/2017 15:21:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

714707

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy
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 oral Answer by the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work on 27 March 2017, Official Report, columns 22-23, what experience and qualifications the healthcare professionals providing clinical support in assessment centres have in relation to epilepsy.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	69583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>All Health Professionals undertaking assessments on behalf of the Department must be registered practitioners who have also met requirements around training, experience and competence. They must be an occupational therapist, level 1 nurse, physiotherapist, paramedic or doctor. They must also be fully registered and have at least two years’ post full-registration experience.</p><p> </p><p>A senior Personal Independence Payment (PIP) clinician will in all cases be a Health Professional who is experienced in PIP and has a proven excellent track record in quality and other performance metrics and has been successful at interview for a clinical management position.</p><p>All Health Professionals complete training on neurological conditions including epilepsy during their initial training. They also practise several clinical scenarios involving epilepsy as part of that initial training course.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the introductory training and mentoring support, they also have access and can refer to clinical reports on epilepsy which can be reviewed at any point before during or after an assessment has taken place.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 69585 question first answered 05/04/2017 15:38:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

714708

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy
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 oral Answer by the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work on 27 March 2017, Official Report, columns 22-23, what training those decision-makers receive on epilepsy.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	69584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>All Health Professionals complete training on neurological conditions including epilepsy during their initial training. They also practise several clinical scenarios involving epilepsy as part of that initial training course.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the introductory training and mentoring support, they also have access and can refer to clinical reports on epilepsy which can be reviewed at any point before during or after an assessment has taken place. Health Professionals also have ongoing access to online tools and wider clinical support to continue their professional development in undertaking functional assessments.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/04/2017 14:40:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

714709

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy
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 oral Answer by the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work on 27 March 2017, Official Report, columns 22-23, what training those independent assessors receive on epilepsy.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	69585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>All Health Professionals undertaking assessments on behalf of the Department must be registered practitioners who have also met requirements around training, experience and competence. They must be an occupational therapist, level 1 nurse, physiotherapist, paramedic or doctor. They must also be fully registered and have at least two years’ post full-registration experience.</p><p> </p><p>A senior Personal Independence Payment (PIP) clinician will in all cases be a Health Professional who is experienced in PIP and has a proven excellent track record in quality and other performance metrics and has been successful at interview for a clinical management position.</p><p>All Health Professionals complete training on neurological conditions including epilepsy during their initial training. They also practise several clinical scenarios involving epilepsy as part of that initial training course.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the introductory training and mentoring support, they also have access and can refer to clinical reports on epilepsy which can be reviewed at any point before during or after an assessment has taken place.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 69583 question first answered 05/04/2017 15:38:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

693401

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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	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, how his Department plans to monitor the effect of changes in the level of financial support for new claimants in the employment and support allowance work-related activity group on disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	65064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Our reforms to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are about making sure that we provide the right support for those who are unable to work. That support is not limited to just money, for people in the Work-Related Activity Group, we are offering more assistance to move closer to the labour market and when they are ready into work, including guaranteed places on the new Work and Health Programme, or Work Choice, and additional places on the Specialist Employability Support programme.</p><p>As part of this, we have allocated a total of £330m for new, voluntary support for people with limited capability for work, over four years starting from April 2017, and an extra £15 million through a top up to the existing Flexible Support Fund in both 2017/18 and 2018/19.</p><p>Programme support for people with health conditions and disabilities will be devolved to Scotland from April 2017. The block grant to the Scottish Government will be adjusted to reflect the devolution of welfare, as set out in the Fiscal Framework.</p><p>This is a substantial investment in those affected by the removal of the Work-Related Activity Component, but there are several factors around the nature of this group and the voluntary elements of the support which mean that we cannot monitor this change in isolation.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/03/2017 13:15:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

690440

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate the Government has made of the potential increase in the number of litigants in person as a result of its proposed reforms to (a) whiplash claims and (b) the small claims limit.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	64119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Following publication of the Government’s consultation in November the Association of British Insurers confirmed that the industry was committed to passing on the savings from the proposed reforms. Leading insurance companies including Aviva, Axa and LV= have also publicly committed to pass on savings.</p><p>The impact assessment published at the same time as the consultation document sets out the evidence used to assess the impacts of the Government’s proposals. The consultation sought further data from respondents and a revised impact assessment will be published in due course, taking account of the further data submitted and also of changes the Government has made to its original proposals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published Part One of its consultation response, covering reforms that require primary and secondary legislation, on 23 February. Part Two, dealing with proposals from the Insurance Fraud Taskforce and the ‘call for evidence’, will follow.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 64116 64117 64118 question first answered 27/02/2017 17:40:26 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green