| Heading: |
Incapacity Benefit |
| Question ID: |
1744023 |
| UIN: |
HL2814 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
2533 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Birt
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Birt
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of why the cost of incapacity-related benefit claims in the UK is rising faster than in other comparable countries. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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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: |
4147 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Sherlock
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| Answering Member handle: |
MaeveSherlock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@MaeveSherlock
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| Answer text: |
The Department keeps abreast of the findings of research and analysis that covers different countries, for example that produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. However, as a result of the time it takes to obtain and process... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |