Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to allow (a) applicants and (b) appointees acting on behalf of an applicant to (i) request and (ii) receive an assessment report from the assessment provider before his Department makes a decision on an application.

The Health Transformation Programme will transform the entire Personal Independence Payment (PIP) service, from finding out about benefits through to decisions, eligibility, and payments.

We are working closely with key stakeholders such as charities and support organisations to make it easier for claimants and appointees to access our services and build greater trust in our decisions.

As part of this, we will test a number of approaches regarding the feasibility of sharing assessment reports with people by default rather than on request.