A question on #PersonalIndependencePayment #MedicalExaminations tabled by Chris Coghlan on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
Question ID: 1795043
UIN: 46350
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 5198
Asking Member display name: Chris Coghlan
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Chris Coghlan
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing face-to-face Personal Independence Payment assessments.
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Date answered: 2025-04-28
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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: Since July 2024, there has been no change in policy regarding assessing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims remotely. We remain committed to enabling a multi-channel assessment approach, but as announced in Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and ...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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