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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2015
Amendment of the Law

"Like the Chancellor’s previous five Budgets, this one does nothing to recognise or address the problems faced by my constituents and many others across the country. It is a Budget that yet again demonstrates how out of touch this Government are.

The Chancellor talks of a national recovery and an …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2015
Amendment of the Law

"I think that is a possibility, and I am glad the hon. Gentleman acknowledges we will have a Labour Government on 7 May.

Throughout the past five years, people have come to my surgery to tell me that their benefits have stopped or that they are struggling to pay their …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"T5. One of the greatest failings of this Government is the high level of in-work poverty and the significant cost of in-work benefits. Therefore—this is a similar question to that asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North (Ann McKechin), who stole my thunder a tad—is it not …..."
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Written Question
Personal Independence Payment
Tuesday 24th June 2014

Asked by: Graeme Morrice (Labour - Livingston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that personal independence payment applicants do not suffer financial hardship due to delays deciding their claims.

Answered by Mike Penning

Claimants already in receipt of Disability Living Allowance will continue to receive it while their personal independence payment (PIP) claim is being assessed. Most claimants to PIP will already be receiving some element of financial support, for example through earnings or through receipt of other benefits such as employment and support allowance. No successful new claimant to PIP will lose out financially as claims will be backdated.

Written Question
Social Security Benefits
Monday 23rd June 2014

Asked by: Graeme Morrice (Labour - Livingston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming (a) disability living allowance and (b) personal independence payment following an adverse effect to a medical procedure.

Answered by Mike Penning

No data on causation of a health condition or disability are collected for disability living allowance or personal independence payment.

Written Question
Work Capability Assessment
Wednesday 11th June 2014

Asked by: Graeme Morrice (Labour - Livingston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace capability assessments have been passed from his Department to Atos for processing in each of the last three years.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159

For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.

The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.

There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.

The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:

a). UK

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305

b). Scotland

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326

c). West Lothian Local Authority Area

The information requested is not available

Written Question
Work Capability Assessment
Wednesday 11th June 2014

Asked by: Graeme Morrice (Labour - Livingston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace capability assessments have been processed by Atos within 35 working days to date.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159

For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.

The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.

There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.

The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:

a). UK

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305

b). Scotland

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326

c). West Lothian Local Authority Area

The information requested is not available

Written Question
Work Capability Assessment
Wednesday 11th June 2014

Asked by: Graeme Morrice (Labour - Livingston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current actual average clearance time is for a workplace capability assessment.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159

For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.

The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.

There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.

The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:

a). UK

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305

b). Scotland

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326

c). West Lothian Local Authority Area

The information requested is not available

Written Question
Work Capability Assessment
Wednesday 11th June 2014

Asked by: Graeme Morrice (Labour - Livingston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what penalties his Department is able to levy on workplace capability assessment providers who miss targets.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159

For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.

The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.

There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.

The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:

a). UK

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305

b). Scotland

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326

c). West Lothian Local Authority Area

The information requested is not available

Written Question
Work Capability Assessment
Wednesday 11th June 2014

Asked by: Graeme Morrice (Labour - Livingston)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace capability assessments have been submitted to Atos, processed and returned within 35 working days in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) West Lothian local authority area in each of the last three years.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159

For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.

The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.

There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.

The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:

a). UK

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305

b). Scotland

01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951

01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923

01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326

c). West Lothian Local Authority Area

The information requested is not available