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HANSARDWork Capability Assessments: Claimant HealthMacmillan does fantastic work and engage, regularly with both me and the Minister with responsibility for welfare delivery. I am delighted that there was such a productive visit…27 Jan 2020HANSARDWork Capability Assessments: Claimant HealthI thank the hon. Lady for that question; she has been a long-standing campaigner against Labour’s work capability assessment, introduced in 2008. We agree: that is why we…27 Jan 2020HANSARDWork Capability Assessments: Claimant HealthWe recognise that attending a work capability assessment can be a stressful experience and have put measures in place to address that. Where possible, we will determine benefit…27 Jan 2020HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: AssessmentsMy hon. Friend has worked hard in this area for a number of years. As part of the forthcoming Green Paper, we will be looking at how we can better use evidence, how we can…27 Jan 2020HANSARDContracted-out Health AssessmentsWe are committed to ensuring that individuals receive high-quality assessments that are used to decide entitlement. Providers are monitored against a range of measures, including…27 Jan 2020HANSARDBenefits: Administrative ErrorsI thank my right hon. Friend for what he says, and it is absolutely clear to someone who visits a jobcentre anywhere in the country: for the first time, work coaches feel…27 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsWhat?20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsWill the hon. Lady give way?20 Jan 2020HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportThank you, Mr Pritchard. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again for this important debate. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Elmet and…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportThat is a really helpful suggestion, which we will make sure is fed in.29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportThat is absolutely understood. It is underpinned by the Equality Act 2010, which protects workers in the workplace. Unfortunately, as highlighted, there remains stigma and taboo…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportI will come to that in my speech, so I ask hon. Members to be a little patient. I will cover most of the points raised. When, of the four Departments, my Department and I were…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportYes, absolutely. HMRC has been named and shamed in this debate; we will make sure it is made aware of that. I hope and expect that it will act to improve on that.29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportThat is what I am articulating. We want to know that all our frontline staff and systems are taking that on. People are raising concerns that may not necessarily be directly…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTerminally Ill PeoplePart of the evaluation is about looking at the whole process, including not only the six-month rule but the process before and after. I believe that there has been a case in the…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe TUC has done really good work here. We are working with employers to highlight the importance of making those sorts of changes, and this is an area where I am sure there would…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for raising that important issue. We have doubled the number of disability employment specialist advisers, and we are ensuring that we do everything in our…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be very happy to meet the hon. Lady and her colleague. We are determined to continue to improve PIP—31% of claimants now access the highest rate of support, compared to…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt would be a pleasure to thank those volunteers doing so much to create new opportunities for disabled people, which is something I know my hon. Friend, as their MP, regularly…07 Oct 2019HANSARDDisabled PeopleWe work all year round with claimants, stakeholders and charities—organisations with real-life experience—to help to improve not only the training but the understanding of all…07 Oct 2019