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DNA Bioscience
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what meetings have taken place between the
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(a) owners and (b) officials of DNA Bioscience since 5 May and (i) Ministers in his Department, (ii) officials in his Department and (iii) officials in his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies; and if he will make a statement. [24563]
Mr. Hutton:
No such meetings have taken place.
Incapacity Benefit
Mr. Frank Field:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the claimant off-flow rates from (a) incapacity benefit and (b) severe disability allowance were in each of the last 15 years, broken down by reason for leaving the benefit. [25192]
Mrs. McGuire:
The available information is in the tables.
Incapacity benefit off-flows by reason for termination for quarters shown
Thousand
| All | Closed certificate | Death of claimant | Award of
state pension | Failed
OOT | Failed
PCA | Other
reason
|
|---|
| May 1995 | 198.1 | — | — | (54)0.1 | — | — | 198.0
|
| August 1995 | 239.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 239.7
|
| November 1995 | 266.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 266.4
|
| February 1996 | 259.8 | — | — | (54)0.1 | — | — | 259.7
|
| May 1996 | 272.1 | — | — | (54)0.1 | — | — | 272.0
|
| August 1996 | 244.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 244.6
|
| November 1996 | 225.6 | 104.8 | 6.1 | — | 0.5 | 36.7 | 77.4
|
| February 1997 | 230.4 | 89.3 | 6.7 | 5.6 | (54)0.2 | 35.1 | 93.5
|
| May 1997 | 247.9 | 83.1 | 5.6 | 15.2 | (54)0.4 | 38.1 | 105.6
|
| August 1997 | 233.8 | 87.4 | 5.8 | 17.8 | 0.6 | 34.8 | 87.5
|
| November 1997 | 238.1 | 86.6 | 6.4 | 17.4 | 0.7 | 36.1 | 90.8
|
| February 1998 | 223.5 | 78.7 | 6.1 | 18.7 | 0.9 | 36J | 82.4
|
| May 1998 | 232.2 | 83.2 | 6.5 | 21.2 | 0.9 | 34.1 | 86.3
|
| August 1998 | 210.0 | 69.5 | 5.1 | 20.7 | 1.2 | 35.0 | 78.6
|
| November 1998 | 235.0 | 65.3 | 5.9 | 19.2 | 1.1 | — | 143.5
|
| February 1999 | 189.0 | 66.5 | 6.3 | 19.4 | 1.4 | 31.7 | 63.8
|
| May1999 | 208.6 | 60.5 | 5.7 | 23.3 | 1.3 | 30.0 | 87.9
|
| August 1999 | 210.6 | 57.6 | 6.1 | 23.5 | 0.8 | 27.9 | 94.7
|
| November 1999 | 207.7 | 61.0 | 5.4 | 22.0 | 1.0 | 28.1 | 90.2
|
| February 2000 | 205.6 | 57.2 | 6.7 | 22.9 | 1.2 | 27.4 | 90.3
|
| May 2000 | 187.1 | 58.8 | 5.4 | 17.0 | 1.2 | 24.4 | 80.3
|
| August 2000 | 169.2 | 55.6 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 22.8 | 75.3
|
| November 2000 | 174.7 | 56.0 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 20.1 | 83.3
|
| February 2001 | 177.8 | 52.2 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 18.5 | 90.5
|
| May 2001 | 181.5 | 55.4 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 19.9 | 87.7
|
| August 2001 | 170.5 | 49.6 | 5.5 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 21.4 | 82.5
|
| November 2001 | 182.8 | 53.5 | 5.7 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 26.1 | 86.1
|
| February 2002 | 171.1 | 47.7 | 5.9 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 23.7 | 81.7
|
| May 2002 | 176.2 | 47.7 | 4.8 | 12.1 | 1.0 | 25.6 | 85.2
|
| August 2002 | 172.3 | 45.1 | 5.5 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 22.7 | 85.7
|
| November 2002 | 181.2 | 47.2 | 6.1 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 26.8 | 88.9
|
| February 2003 | 166.3 | 41.0 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 22.9 | 82.2
|
| May 2003 | 161.5 | 42.7 | 5.5 | 15.5 | 0.9 | 24.3 | 72.6
|
| August 2003 | 178.8 | 41.5 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 24.5 | 97.0
|
| November 2003 | 182.5 | 43.3 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 24.6 | 101.8
|
| February 2004 | 168.5 | 37.1 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 23.3 | 88.2
|
| May 2004 | 171.4 | 38.5 | 5.5 | 16.3 | 0.8 | 26.4 | 83.8
|
| August 2004 | 173.6 | 35.3 | 5.8 | 16.8 | 0.7 | 24.3 | 90.6
|
| November 2004 | 172.7 | 37.6 | 5.3 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 27.0 | 87.8
|
| February 2005 | 174.9 | 34.9 | 6.4 | 16.1 | (54)0.4 | 25.8 | 91.3
|
| May 2005 | 130.4 | 37.6 | 5.8 | 15.1 | 0.7 | 30.7 | 40.5
|
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Severe disability allowance off-flows by reason for termination for quarters shown
Thousand
| All | Closed certificate | Death of claimant | Award of
state pension | Failed
OOT | Failed
PCA | Other reason
|
|---|
| May 1995 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3
|
| August 1995 | 5.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4
|
| November 1995 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.7
|
| February 1996 | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4
|
| May 1996 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2
|
| August 1996 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.7
|
| November 1996 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 6.7
|
| February 1997 | 13.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | — | — | (54)0.4 | 10.9
|
| May 1997 | 9.0 | (54)0.5 | 1.3 | — | — | (54)0.3 | 7.0
|
| August 1997 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | — | — | (54)0.3 | 5.1
|
| November 1997 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 4.3
|
| February 1998 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 4.0
|
| May 1998 | 6.2 | (54)0.3 | 1.3 | — | — | (54)0.3 | 4.3
|
| August 1998 | 5.8 | (54)0.5 | 1.4 | — | — | (54)0.3 | 3.6
|
| November 1998 | 7.4 | (54)0.4 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 5.5
|
| February 1999 | 4.7 | (54)0.2 | 1.8 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 2.5
|
| May 1999 | 5.7 | (54)0.2 | 1.3 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 4.0
|
| August 1999 | 6.6 | (54)0.4 | 1.3 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 4.7
|
| November 1999 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 4.2
|
| February 2000 | 7.6 | (54)0.2 | 2.1 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 5.1
|
| May 2000 | 6.1 | (54)0.3 | 1.4 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 4.3
|
| August 2000 | 5.6 | (54)0.4 | 1.6 | — | — | (54)0.1 | 3.5
|
| November 2000 | 5.6 | (54)0.3 | 1.5 | — | — | (54)0.1 | 3.6
|
| February 2001 | 5.5 | (54)0.3 | 1.6 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 3.5
|
| May 2001 | 5.8 | (54)0.3 | 1.4 | — | — | (54)0.3 | 3.8
|
| August 2001 | 4.6 | (54)0.4 | 1.2 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 2.8
|
| November 2001 | 5.4 | (54)0.2 | 1.5 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 3.5
|
| February 2002 | 4.9 | (54)0.2 | 1.6 | — | — | (54)0.2 | 2.9
|
| May 2002 | 4.6 | (54)0.1 | 1.4 | — | — | (54)0.1 | 2.9
|
| August 2002 | 4.1 | (54)0.1 | 1.0 | — | — | (54)0.1 | 2.9
|
| November 2002 | 4.5 | (54)0.2 | 1.5 | — | — | (54)0.1 | 2.8
|
| February 2003 | 4.0 | (54)0.1 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 2.5
|
| May 2003 | 4.4 | (54)0.1 | 1.0 | — | — | (54)0.1 | 3.2
|
| August 2003 | 4.3 | (54)0.1 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 2.9
|
| November 2003 | 4.4 | (54)0.2 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 2.9
|
| February 2004 | 4.3 | (54)0.1 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 2.6
|
| May 2004 | 3.3 | (54)0.1 | 1.1 | — | — | (54)0.1 | 2.0
|
| August 2004 | 3.8 | (54)0.1 | 1.3 | — | — | (54)0.1 | 2.4
|
| November 2004 | 3.5 | (54)0.1 | 1.3 | — | — | (54)0.1 | 1.9
|
| February 2005 | 4.2 | (54)0.1 | 1.3 | — | — | (54)0.1 | 2.8
|
| May 2005 | 1.9 | (54)0.3 | 1.4 | — | — | — | (54)0.2
|
'—' means nil or negligible.
(54) Figures are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide.
Notes:
1. These figures have been updated to include late notified terminations, including terminations for retirement pension.
2. All figures back to 1995 have been revised, and may be subject to further change;
(a) Figures prior to 2004 are subject to minor changes
(b) Figures for 2004 include fewer late notifications than previous quarters and will be subject to greater change in future
(c) Figures for the latest quarter do not include any late notifications and are subject to major changes in future quarters. For illustration purposes, total terminations for May 2004 increased by 33 per cent. in the year following their initial release.
3. PCA" means Personal Capability Assessment (formerly the 'All Work Test').
4. OOT" means Own Occupation Test.
5. Due to operational procedures a small number of Personal Capability Assessment terminations appear in 'Other reasons'.
6. Because of changes to the recording system, terminations due to the all work test are unreliable and are included in 'Other reasons'.
Source:
DWP Information Directorate, 5 per cent. samples.
