Written questions

2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Reasonable Adjustments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of his Department's staff have (a) applied for and (b) been given reasonable adjustments in the most recent period for which data is available.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of his Department's employees are paid (a) at and (b) above the Real Living Wage.

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure individuals whose Access to Work requirements exceed the annual cap receive support to (a) start and (b) stay in work.

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Access to Work cap is calculated.

11 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many calls were responded to by mental health joint response cars in London in each of the last 12 months.

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls the access to work helpline received from (a) employers, (b) employees and (c) in total in financial year (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23.

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 20 November 2023 to Question 1370 and 28 November 2023 to Question 3349 on Access to Work Programme, for what reason the requested information was only available on 28 Novembe

6 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many British sign language users accessed Jobcentres in the most recent period for which data is available.

6 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) deaf people and (b) people with hearing loss accessed Jobcentres in the most recent period for which data is available.

6 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Visual Impairment: Jobcentres

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many blind and partially-sighted people accessed Jobcentres in the most recent period for which data is available.

6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Discrimination: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of extending qualified one-way costs shifting to discrimination cases.

6 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on the Health Transformation Programme.

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of increases in cost of living on people with complex disabilities.

5 Dec 2023 · Treasury

Disability: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Autumn Statement 2023 on the finances of people with complex disabilities.

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment on disabled people’s finances.

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work scheme applications were submitted for reconsideration in 2023.

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who are (a) waiting for (i) trauma and (ii) orthopaedic treatment and (b) are unable to work until they are treated who will be supported to

4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Orthopaedics: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 20 February 2023 to Question 143688 on Orthopaedics: Surgery, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) economic impact of delays in orthopaedic surgery an

4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Elective recovery taskforce: implementation plan, published by her Department on 4 August 2023, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure elective recovery remains a

4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise elective recovery for people with (a) arthritis and (b) musculoskeletal conditions.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Flexible Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government Response to the Work Capability Assessment: Activities and Descriptors Consultation, published on 22 November 2023, what steps his Department plans to take to help incre

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Support

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to assess the impact of the Universal Support programme on employment outcomes.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to support people with (a) arthritis and (b) musculoskeletal conditions who have been out of work for longer than six months into work.

4 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing free prescriptions on the health of (a) all benefit claimants and (b) benefit claimants with long-term health conditions.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of sanctioned benefits claimants who have subsequently found long-term employment.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2023, whether he had discussions with (a) disabled people and (b) disabled people's organisations when finalising reforms to the Work Capability Assessment.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to publish the Disability Action Plan.

1 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to people who are waiting for (a) trauma, (b) joint replacement and (c) other orthopaedic treatment who are unable to live independently until they receive that trea

1 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Orthopaedics: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support her Department provides to people who are waiting for (a) trauma, (b) joint replacement and (c) other orthopaedic treatment who are unable to live independently until they receive that

1 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to people who are waiting for (a) trauma, (b) joint replacement and (c) other orthopaedic treatment who have to give up their jobs until they receive that treatment.

Source: official written-questions record.