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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2015
Mental Health and Unemployment

"Indeed. The test is to make that a must for business. The next Government of whatever shade should make it compulsory. My hon. Friend the Member for Coventry South (Mr Cunningham) referred earlier to the Health and Safety Executive, which has a key role to play in that. Mental health …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2015
Mental Health and Unemployment

"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we need to tailor-make back-to-work programmes and recognise that on some occasions it might take longer to get people capable of working? We also need a system that allows people with long-term mental health issues who are not going to work at least to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2015
Mental Health and Unemployment

"I do not disagree with the hon. Gentleman—if it is the right type of help. However, as the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and I mentioned, for someone suffering from a long-term mental health condition, this merry-go-round system we have is pretty brutish and needs refining. Otherwise, it will …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2015
Mental Health and Unemployment

"I do not disagree, but one of the fundamental flaws that I and others have been raising for several years is that Atos assessors are not mental health trained. Having assessors with expertise in mental health would be a huge step forward in helping those individuals, yet the Government have …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2015
Mental Health and Unemployment

"That is exactly what is happening to the charity I mentioned in my contribution. It is doing all the work and the Work programme provider is doing nothing for individuals, apart from making a phone call at the end to ascertain whether that person has actually got a job and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2015
Mental Health and Unemployment

"I am glad to see the back of Atos, but the fact is that for the past God knows how many years, the key issue raised has been the people doing the assessments. I have no problem with people with mental illness going through an assessment, but people with no …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2015
Mental Health and Unemployment

"That is a welcome move, but may I make a little suggestion? If Maximus is going to employ people with mental health backgrounds to conduct assessments, will the Minister ensure that anyone going for an assessment who has a clear mental health condition—it is why they are on employment and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Feb 2015
Mental Health and Unemployment

"I agree with the Minister, but will he also address the point I made about companies being paid by the Government to support individuals into work, even though that work is actually being done by the voluntary and community sector? If those companies are claiming to have helped those people …..."
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Written Question
Advertising
Wednesday 4th February 2015

Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.

Answered by Esther McVey

The information is not available. The Department does not have a specific advertising budget.

Written Question
Communication
Wednesday 4th February 2015

Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.

Answered by Esther McVey

The information is not available. The Department does not have a specific communications budget.