§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is their intention that people in receipt of incapacity benefit for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and who are in the care of a general practitioner or consultant should be 115WA obliged to undergo any type of rehabilitation treatment as a condition for their continued receipt of the benefit. [HL4442]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)Her Majesty's Government have no plans to mandate anybody in receipt of an incapacity benefit to undergo rehabilitation. The Government's approach, as delivered in their flagship incapacity benefit reform programme, Pathways to Work, is to work actively and intensively with the large number of people on incapacity benefit who expect and want to work again.
£ 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 Total Athletics 382,913.00 306,625.00 494,680.00 720,936.00 1,905,154.00 Boccia 21,435.00 69,176.00 44,500.00 66,281.00 201,392.00 Goalball 10,000.00 3,465.00 0.00 0.00 13,465.00 Powerlifting 54,104.00 50,000.00 52,500.00 58,637.00 215,241.00 Shooting 46,602.00 21,000.00 50,494.00 41,871.00 159,967.00 Swimming 706,000.00 797,855.00 739,062.00 781,083.00 3,024,000.00 Table Tennis 45,000.00 57,686.00 54,262.00 30,349.00 187,297.00 Wheelchair Basketball 191,448.00 230,152.00 200,000.00 200,000.00 821,600.00 Wheelchair Fencing 28,512.90 28,500.00 37,500.00 30,000.00 124,512.90 Wheelchair Rugby 76,601.00 86,433.00 74,000.00 88,850.00 325,884.00 UK Sport has also provided funding towards the paralympic sports of archery, cycling, judo, equestrian and sailing but the figures are not reflected above as the funding is incorporated with their Olympic programme.