Debate: Work and Pensions

Ministerial Corrections

Work and Pensions

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Friday 22nd November 2013

(10 years, 5 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections

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Employment and Support Allowance

Paul Burstow

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the employment and support allowance work-related activity group have a prognosis of unlikely to return to work in the longer term.

[Official Report, 12 September 2013, Vol. 567, c. 829-30W.]

Letter of correction from Mark Hoban:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the right hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Burstow) on 12 September 2013.

The full answer given was as follows:

Mr Hoban

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There is no such prognosis as being unable to return to work in the longer-term. However, the following table shows how many claimants have been allocated a prognosis of two years or more:

*Employment and support allowance (ESA) new claims—Outcomes of initial functional assessments by prognosis and month of result date, for the work related activity group, Great Britain*
	Claimants with prognosis of two years or more
2008
December	—

2009
January	—
February	—
March	200
April	200
May	200
June	300
July	400
August	400
September	300
October	300
November	300
December	300

2010
January	300
February	300
March	300
April	200
May	300
June	300
July	300
August	200
September	300
October	300
November	200
December	200

2011
January	200
February	200
March	200
April	200
May	200
June	100
July	100
August	100
September	100
October	100
November	100
December	100

2012
January	200
February	200
March	200
April	200
May	200
June	200
July	200
August	200
September	200
October	300
November	300
December	200

2013
January	200
February	200
Notes: 1. Figures are shown rounded to the nearest 100. 2. '—' denotes nil or negligible. Scope: Initial functional assessment—the first assessment of the employment and support allowance claim. The outcome recorded is the final DWP decision-maker's decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare professional where the decision-maker's decision is not yet available. Source: Data in the table is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.

The correct answer should have been:

Mr Hoban

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The following table shows how many claimants have been allocated a prognosis of two years or more:

*Employment and support allowance (ESA) new claims—Outcomes of initial functional assessments by prognosis and month of result date, for the work related activity group, Great Britain*
	Claimants with prognosis of two years or more
2008
December	—

2009
January	—
February	—
March	200
April	200
May	200
June	300
July	400
August	400
September	300
October	300
November	300
December	300

2010
January	300
February	300
March	300
April	200
May	300
June	300
July	300
August	200
September	300
October	300
November	200
December	200

2011
January	200
February	200
March	200
April	200
May	200
June	100
July	100
August	100
September	100
October	100
November	100
December	100

2012
January	200
February	200
March	200
April	200
May	200
June	200
July	200
August	200
September	200
October	300
November	300
December	200

2013
January	200
February	200
Notes: 1. Figures are shown rounded to the nearest 100. 2. '—' denotes nil or negligible. Scope: Initial functional assessment—the first assessment of the employment and support allowance claim. The outcome recorded is the final DWP decision-maker's decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare professional where the decision-maker's decision is not yet available. Source: Data in the table is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.

Sheila Gilmore

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals placed in the work-related activity group since 2008 have received a prognosis statement that specifically advises work is unlikely in the longer term.

[Official Report, 13 September 2013, Vol. 567, c. 919-20W.]

Letter of correction from Mark Hoban:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Sheila Gilmore) on 13 September 2013.

The full answer given was as follows:

Mr Hoban

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There is no such prognosis as being unable to return to work in the longer-term. However, the following table shows how many claimants have been allocated a prognosis of two years or more:

*New claims: Outcomes of initial functional assessments by prognosis and month of result date, for the work-related activity group, Great Britain*
	Claimants with prognosis of two years or more
December 2008	¹—
January 2009	¹—
February 2009	¹—
March 2009	200
April 2009	200
May 2009	200
June 2009	300
July 2009	400
August 2009	400
September 2009	300
October 2009	300
November 2009	300
December 2009	300
January 2010	300
February 2010	300
March 2010	300
April 2010	200
May 2010	300
June 2010	300
July 2010	300
August 2010	200
September 2010	300
October 2010	300
November 2010	200
December 2010	200
January 2011	200
February 2011	200
March 2011	200
April 2011	200
May 2011	200
June 2011	100
July 2011	100
August 2011	100
September 2011	100
October 2011	100
November 2011	100
December 2011	100
January 2012	200
February 2012	200
March 2012	200
April 2012	200
May 2012	200
June 2012	200
July 2012	200
August 2012	200
September 2012	200
October 2012	300
November 2012	300
December 2012	200
January 2013	200
February 2013	200
¹ Denotes nil or negligible. Scope: Initial functional assessment—the first assessment of the Employment and Support Allowance claim. The outcome recorded is the final DWP Decision Maker's decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare Professional where the Decision Maker's decision is not yet available. Note: Figures are shown rounded to the nearest 100. Source: Data in the table is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.

The correct answer should have been:

Mr Hoban

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The following table shows how many claimants have been allocated a prognosis of two years or more:

*New claims: Outcomes of initial functional assessments by prognosis and month of result date, for the work-related activity group, Great Britain*
	Claimants with prognosis of two years or more
December 2008	¹—
January 2009	¹—
February 2009	¹—
March 2009	200
April 2009	200
May 2009	200
June 2009	300
July 2009	400
August 2009	400
September 2009	300
October 2009	300
November 2009	300
December 2009	300
January 2010	300
February 2010	300
March 2010	300
April 2010	200
Maysqueeze-col4 2010	300
June 2010	300
July 2010	300
August 2010	200
September 2010	300
October 2010	300
November 2010	200
December 2010	200
January 2011	200
February 2011	200
March 2011	200
April 2011	200
May 2011	200
June 2011	100
July 2011	100
August 2011	100
September 2011	100
October 2011	100
November 2011	100
December 2011	100
January 2012	200
February 2012	200
March 2012	200
April 2012	200
May 2012	200
June 2012	200
July 2012	200
August 2012	200
September 2012	200
October 2012	300
November 2012	300
December 2012	200
January 2013	200
February 2013	200
¹ Denotes nil or negligible. Scope: Initial functional assessment—the first assessment of the Employment and Support Allowance claim. The outcome recorded is the final DWP Decision Maker's decision or the recommendation made by the Atos Healthcare Professional where the Decision Maker's decision is not yet available. Note: Figures are shown rounded to the nearest 100. Source: Data in the table is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.