Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Oral Answers to Questions

Julie Hilling Excerpts
Monday 31st March 2014

(10 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Penning Portrait The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mike Penning)
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There are two separate answers to that question. On WCA, Atos is leaving and we will bring in a new contractor before moving to multiple contractors to ensure that the suppliers can do what is said on the tin, all without paying a single piece of compensation to Atos—[Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] Exactly the opposite, actually—Atos will be paying it to us. Secondly, PIP is being rolled out. We need to ensure that we get it right, as the hon. Gentleman said, and we will make sure that we get it through quicker. We need to make sure that the assessments are correct rather than making mistakes.

Julie Hilling Portrait Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab)
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T4. My constituent, Lyn Ward, has had a lumpectomy, a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Eleven months later, she is still waiting for her PIP assessment and in desperation has gone back to work, even though she is not yet fit. When will that be sorted out?

Mike Penning Portrait Mike Penning
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As I said to the hon. Member for Cambridge (Dr Huppert), we need to make sure that we get it right as we roll out PIP. The hon. Lady can give me the details of the case if she would like. Thousands of cases have been handled correctly, and if there are mistakes we must ensure that they are addressed.