Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to answer Question 123305 from the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to answer Question 123304 from the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 47466 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments, what is the most recent equivalent disaggregation by health category for this data.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 47466 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments with specific reference to anxiety, depression and ADHD/ADD, and with further reference to the Department’s January 2025 ‘PIP cases with entitlement from 2019’ release for the same conditions, what methodology and evidential basis was used for both sets of figures and what analysis has been performed to explain the differences in these figures.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 47466 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments, a) what is the most recent equivalent disaggregation by health category and b) what definitions are used in the disaggregation for Anxiety and Depression and ADHD/ADD, and how these definitions vary from the categories used for the Department’s PIP cases with entitlement from 2019 release.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many face-to-face assessments were conducted in the Birkenhead PIP assessment centre from September 2024 to March 2025.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in receipt of Universal Credit have a total gross household income, including earnings and other income, within the (a) £0–£20,000, (b) £20,001–£40,000, (c) £40,001–£60,000, (d) £60,001–£80,000, (e) £80,001–£100,000, (f) £100,001–£120,000, (g) £120,001–£140,000 and (h) £140,000+ band.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many face-to-face assessments were conducted in the Cardiff PIP assessment centre from September 2024 to March 2025.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial payments Work Capability Assessors receive for exceeding minimum daily assessment requirements.
Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Functional Assessment Services contracts (including delivery of Work Capability Assessments) are outsourced to four prime contractors. All reward and remuneration to employees, including any potential incentivisation to meet contractual requirements, is for contractors to determine.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2026 to Question 87358 on Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations, how many and what proportion of Personal Independence Payment (a) assessments and (b) reassessments were carried out (i) face-to-face, (ii) remotely and (iii) on paper in each month since September 2025.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
While this information is not currently published by the department, we will be sharing this data in a future statistical release.