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Debate between Penny Mordaunt and Gordon Henderson
Monday 21st November 2016

(8 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gordon Henderson Portrait Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con)
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T7. What are the Government doing to ensure that there is a whole-system approach to viewing work as a health outcome?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I point my hon. Friend towards the joint Department of Health and DWP Green Paper that we have just published. It represents a key opportunity. If we want to, it is early enough in this Parliament to reform things such as the work capability assessment to ensure that support—whether from our services or from healthcare—gets to the people who need it.

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