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HANSARDDisabled People: Covid-19That is a really important point. Through my work as the Minister for Disabled People and in conjunction with the Disability Unit, for which I am responsible, where stakeholders…23 Sept 2020HANSARDDisabled People: Covid-19I know that, through my right hon. Friend’s work as Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, there is no stronger advocate for accessible communications. Stakeholders rightly…23 Sept 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick PayStatutory sick pay is increased annually through uprating, which does not require an equality impact assessment. Individuals requiring further financial support may receive it…23 Sept 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick PayEquality impact assessments are made when there are policy changes, not as part of the annual uprating exercise. That said, statutory sick pay should not be looked at in isolation…23 Sept 2020HANSARDDisability Benefits Operational UpdateI would like to update the House on the Department’s plans to implement the Supreme Court judgment in the case of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v. MM, known as MM 1 ,…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Shielding People: Covid-19The Government, through the Health and Safety Executive and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, are continuing to issue improved guidance to make it as…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Shielding People: Covid-19We have already made changes in the eligibility for statutory sick pay so that people can qualify from the first day rather than waiting until the fourth day. We have extended it…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Shielding People: Covid-19Those in a local lockdown area who receive a notification that they need to shield will remain eligible for statutory sick pay and new-style employment and support allowance,…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Disabled People: Covid-19The Government are putting money where their mouth is with the £9.3 billion-worth of support, which is pretty much unprecedented across the world. I would urge all claimants,…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe rightly took a decision to suspend face-to-face assessments following Public Health England’s guidance. We continue to keep this under review, but wherever possible, we are…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Disabled People: Covid-19My Department has supported disabled customers during the covid outbreak by automatically extending existing personal independence payment awards and new flexible access to work…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Disabled People: Covid-19For both the Green Paper and the national strategy for disabled people, we will be making sure that disabled people, disabled organisations and stakeholders are very much at the…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTerminally Ill People: Welfare SupportI would like to thank all the organisations and charities that supported the consultation, which took longer than we had hoped owing to covid-19. It is clear that there are three…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a Government, we absolutely recognise the support that carers provide. We have made a number of changes during covid-19 to maintain that support, including allowing emotional…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Disabled People: Covid-19As a Government, we have provided an extra £9.3 billion-worth of support during the covid crisis, which has been very much welcomed. Specifically, in my area of disability, we…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTerminally Ill People: Welfare SupportI pay tribute to the Motor Neurone Disease Association, which has been at the heart of this review. The Secretary of State and I are committed to delivering an improved system…14 Sept 2020HANSARD Welfare (Terminal Illness)indicated assent.22 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Transformation Programme UpdateI would like to update the House on the Department’s plans and progress, under the health transformation programme, to reform assessment services for employment and support…09 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen it is safe to do so, I would love to visit and see the work of RCS. I pay tribute to the great work it is doing in its community. We understand the role of good mental…29 Jun 2020HANSARDSupport for the Terminally IllI thank the hon. Member for setting out powerfully the torment and challenges that MND sufferers face; he has been a champion of their cause in Parliament. I am grateful for the…29 Jun 2020