Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has her Department has made on writing new guidelines for personal independence payments that take account of the effect of mental health conditions on an person's mobility.

The Department is now working to implement the MH Upper Tribunal judgment, which changes how overwhelming psychological distress should be considered in assessing a person’s ability to plan and follow a journey under Mobility Activity 1 of Personal Independence Payment (PIP). We are currently engaging with a range of stakeholder on changes to Departmental guidance. We are committed to taking this work forward at pace over the coming months, and will publish new guidance in due course.