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HANSARDClaimants with Disabilities: Number of AssessmentsAs our manifesto set out, we are committed to reducing the number of assessments that disabled people face. That will build on improvements already made, including reducing the…09 Mar 2020HANSARDClaimants with Disabilities: Number of AssessmentsIn the coming months, we will launch a Green Paper that will look at claimants’ experience, trust in the process and allowing claimants to lead full and independent lives. We will…09 Mar 2020HANSARDClaimants with Disabilities: Number of AssessmentsIt will give us greater flexibility to try out new ideas that will be identified in the Green Paper, ensuring that we put claimants first.09 Mar 2020HANSARDClaimants with Disabilities: Number of AssessmentsThe Secretary of State is absolutely passionate about the need to make improvements in this area and is leading very important work. On the specific point of the NAO report, we…09 Mar 2020HANSARDClaimants with Disabilities: Number of AssessmentsFair and respectful treatment is a right, and we do not tolerate discrimination in any form within the workplace, including within ours. We have instigated a review of our…09 Mar 2020HANSARDClaimants with Disabilities: Number of AssessmentsMy hon. Friend is absolutely spot-on. This comes up time and again, and it is driving our desire to bring forward the integrated assessment: where a claimant has already secured…09 Mar 2020HANSARDClaimants with Disabilities: Number of AssessmentsWe have already made changes—for example, in the PIP process, where we no longer routinely assess those of pensioner age and those with the most severe conditions—and that work…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe average time is 14 weeks. We continue to review the process. As I set out earlier, with the forthcoming Green Paper we will be looking to identify further ways to improve the…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Member for raising this matter. If he wishes to share the details of the case with me afterwards, I will be happy to look into it. Without the details, I can only…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Member for raising this issue. My hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Will Quince), who is the Minister with responsibility for welfare delivery, and I…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe strive for 100% accuracy with high quality, objective, fair and accurate assessments. All our assessors are health professionals and experts in understanding the effects of a…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the last six years alone, there have been 1.4 million more disabled people in work; in the last two years alone, there have been 404,000 more disabled people in work, bringing…09 Mar 2020HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Employment SupportThe Government are committed to seeing 1 million more disabled people in work between 2017 and 2027. We support disabled people to return to work through our work coaches and…09 Mar 2020HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Employment SupportI thank my hon. Friend for that important question. The Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Will Quince), who is the Minister…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth and Disability Assessment ServicesI would like to update the House on the Department’s plans, under the health transformation programme, to reform assessment services for employment and support allowance,…02 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. You are a dear Wiltshire neighbour, and I could not pick a better Chair. The two statutory instruments will increase…25 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020Thank you, Mr Gray. I very much welcome the clear cross-party support for the two sets of regulations. A number of valid points have been raised. I pay tribute to the British Lung…25 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020That is a fair challenge. The Government are passionate about doing everything we can to raise awareness. Significant improvements have been made in Government, the HSE and the…25 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.25 Feb 2020HANSARDSocial Security Benefits: Claimant DeathsIt was not.24 Feb 2020