A question on #WorkCapabilityAssessment #VideoConferencing tabled by Helen Maguire on 21-07-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Work Capability Assessment: Video Conferencing
Question ID: 1825513
UIN: 69548
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-21
Asking Member ID: 5336
Asking Member display name: Helen Maguire
Asking Member handle: helenemaguire
Asking Member Twitter reference: @helenemaguire
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Employment and Support Allowance claimants do not (a) lose entitlement or (b) face delays in the processing of their claim due to technical failures du
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Date answered: 2025-09-01
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Is correcting answer: false
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: The department is committed to delivering health assessments that are accessible, efficient, and represent value for money. Video assessments, including those delivered by Ingeus, form part of a modernised service designed to improve flexibility and claim...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true