Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many telephone-based PIP assessments are recorded.

The department does not hold readily available data on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments that are recorded by assessment channel.

As set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, the department intends to move to a position where all health assessments are recorded by default, with a process allowing claimants to opt out should they wish to do so. This change is intended to improve transparency and trust in the assessment process. Work is under way to implement this measure.