| Heading: |
Work Capability Assessment |
| Question ID: |
1745974 |
| UIN: |
17193 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4527 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Helen Whately
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| Asking Member handle: |
helen_whately
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@helen_whately
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Office for Budget Responsibility on the timing of the implementation of changes to the Work Capability Assessment on their projections. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The Work Capability Assessment is not working and needs to be reformed or replaced. This needs to come alongside a proper plan to support disabled people into work. We will continue to deliver the savings set out by the previous government but will set ou... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |