Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Louise Haigh and Iain Duncan Smith

Monday 7th September 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Duncan Smith]

As I have already said, universal credit is now available in more than half the jobcentres. The full development starts rolling out next year. People will benefit enormously not just from the technicalities but from the fact that an adviser will now stay with a claimant all the way through the claim. I know that my hon. Friend was not looking for a job, but perhaps the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) will need to be looking for one in a few years’ time.

[Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab)]

9. What recent assessment he has made of the effect of work capability assessments on disabled people.