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Written question asked by Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 5 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 December 2023. It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 December 2023 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Disability: Benefits Rules

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's response to the Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors consultation, what estimate he has made of the proportion of consultation responses that were in favour of any of the proposals.

Answer

We carefully considered the Work Capability Assessment consultation responses and feedback from our public events and engagement. We received over 1,300 written responses, including from disabled people and people with health conditions, as well as the organisations that represent and support them.

We do not have an estimate of the proportion that were in favour of any of the proposals.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5351
Session
2023-24
Related items
Subjects
Disability Benefits rules Employment Employment schemes Work capability assessment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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