Question follow-through · 49218

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, if she will take steps to prevent people with

answeredDr Ellie ChownsDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
6 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, if she will take steps to prevent people with

  2. 1 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 May 2025

    Answer published

    Our wide-ranging package of reforms to health and disability benefits, set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, will improve experiences of the system for those who need it. The functional impact and severity of a condition can significantly vary acro...

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