A question on #UniversalCredit #Disability tabled by Andy McDonald on 20-03-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Universal Credit: Disability
Question ID: 1786814
UIN: 39848
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-20
Asking Member ID: 4269
Asking Member display name: Andy McDonald
Asking Member handle: AndyMcDonaldMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @AndyMcDonaldMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will launch a consultation on proposals to (a) end the Work Capability Assessment and (b) use the single Personal Independence Payment assessment to assess entitlement for the Universal Credit he
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Date answered: 2025-03-28
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Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: We urgently need reform to stop people from falling into inactivity, restore trust and fairness in the system and protect disabled people. Therefore, there are some measures announced in the Pathways to Work Green Paper on the 18th March 2025, that we wil...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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