The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have signed revised claimant commitments as part of the universal credit in-work conditionality pilots.
Priti Patel
National roll-out of the In-Work Progression Randomised Control Trial commenced in December 2015 and is likely to be completed in summer 2016. We are unable to provide the information requested at this early stage.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on consultancy costs examining possible proposals for the future of the Access to Work scheme.
Justin Tomlinson
Following an internal review of Access to Work, a number of changes and customer service improvements were announced in March 2015. In support of our next stage of continuous improvement of Access to Work, we have commissioned independent business analysts to provide expert advice on how Access to Work can best deliver the Government’s ambition to increase numbers supported by the scheme by 65% over the course of the Parliament, and beyond.
This work is still on-going and details of the contract can be found at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e06d7b31-1135-42c9-a81b-854984be1137
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many stroke survivors are currently in receipt of the personal independence payment.
Justin Tomlinson
The latest available data on personal independence payment claims in payment, including by detailed medical condition, are published on Gov.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he holds on the numbers of clinical commissioning groups in England which have reconfigured acute stroke services since the publication of the National Stroke Strategy in December 2007.
Jane Ellison
Information is not collected centrally on the numbers of clinical commissioning groups in England which have reconfigured acute stroke services since the publication of the National Stroke Strategy in December 2007.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what funding her Department has provided to the Equality and Human Rights Commission in each year since 2010-11.
Caroline Dinenage
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an independent body, but wholly funded by Government. Full information on its budgets since 2010/11 can be found in its Annual Reports at the following links: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/corporate-reporting/annual-reports
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on its investigation into alleged UK violations of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Penny Mordaunt
The Rules of Procedure of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provide that all documents and proceedings of the Committee relating to the conduct of an inquiry under the Optional Protocol are confidential.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2015-11-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his officials have had with the MBC Project in Boston, USA, on secondary breast cancer research.
George Freeman
Officials in the Department have had no specific discussions.
The Broad Institute/Dana Faber Metastatic Breast Cancer project is one of several projects around the world that are together addressing the common goal of discovering genetic alterations within cancers, or in the inherited genes of patients who develop cancer, which will lead to improved knowledge of the disease and better treatment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2015-12-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the total Child Maintenance Service caseload at the end of August 2015 were arrears only cases.
Priti Patel
Information on total number of arrears only cases is not routinely recorded for management information purposes and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to commission and publish an independent evaluation of the universal credit in-work conditionality pilots.
Priti Patel
We will publish a full evaluation of the In-Work Progression Randomised Control Trial, which will include both in-house and externally commissioned research.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-03-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will undertake a cost-benefit analysis of (a) Access to Work expenditure and (b) the potential effect of that programme on (i) social security expenditure and (ii) income tax returns.
Justin Tomlinson
The Government recognises the value users, employers and stakeholders place on the scheme which de-risks the recruitment and retention of disabled people, therefore we have increased the funding for Access to Work, to enable a further 25,000 customers to receive support by 2020. We continue to work with stakeholders to understand the value Access to Work adds.
Officials have previously explored the potential costs and benefits of Access to Work expenditure, including the impacts on social security expenditure and income tax returns. However, in the absence of a control group against which to assess the difference the programme makes to someone’s likelihood of being in work, it is not possible to establish a robust overall value for money figure and it would be misleading to publish estimates. To establish a control group could jeopardise individuals’ current and future employment by restricting access to the programme and support for a sizeable number of people in the short to medium term.