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Motability

Mary Creagh: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to extend the Motability scheme to people experiencing negative effects from the administration of thalidomide. [270943]

Jonathan Shaw: The Motability scheme is open to anyone who has qualified for the higher rate Mobility component of Disability Living Allowance or War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement and has an award length of sufficient duration.

There are no plans to change eligibility to the Motability scheme.

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

Mr. Denis Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many medical examinations were referred to Atos Healthcare by his Department in each region in the last 12 months; [264501]

(2) how many face-to-face examinations were carried out by Atos Healthcare on behalf of his Department in (a) the claimant’s home and (b) each of the medical examination centres in the last 12 months. [264502]


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Jonathan Shaw: The number of medical referrals made to Atos Healthcare from DWP between 1 March 2008 and 28 February 2009 is 1,767,720. There is no data available by government office region. The information provided is at a national level.

These figures relate to all referrals made to Atos Healthcare and not all of these relate to face to face examinations. The total number of face-to-face examinations carried out in the claimant’s home between 1 March 2008 and 28 February 2009 is 47,550. The number of face to face examinations carried out for the same period in each of the Medical Examination Centres is in the following table.


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Number of face to face examinations carried out between 1 March 2008 and 28 February 2009 in each of the medical examination centres
Total

Aberdeen

2,930

Aberystwyth examination centre

580

Aylesbury medical examination centre

2,820

Ayr examination centre

3,870

Balham medical examination centre

1,220

Banff

220

Bangor examination centre

1,830

Barnsley examination centre

3,000

Barnstaple medical services examination centre

908

Barrow medical examination centre

1,770

Benbecula

30

Berwick medical services examination centre

120

Birkenhead medical examination centre

3,910

Birmingham

19,570

Bishop Auckland medical services centre

2,830

Blackpool (warbreck) medical examination centre

4,820

Blaenau Ffestiniog examination centre

130

Bolton

5,500

Bootle medical examination centre

9,810

Boston examination centre

2,350

Bournemouth medical services examination centre

4,960

Bradford examination centre

5,277

Brecon examination centre

130

Bridgend examination centre

3,200

Brighton medical examination centre

6,700

Bristol medical services examination centre

8,310

Burnley Brun House

4,780

Cambridge medical examination centre

2,840

Campbeltown examination centre

80

Canterbury medical services examination centre

5,720

Cardiff examination centre

8,932

Cardigan examination centre

220

Carlisle medical examination centre

1,710

Carmarthen examination centre

1,910

Chatham medical services examination centre

5,120

Chelmsford medical examination centre

330

Chester medical examination centre

1,980

Chesterfield examination centre

2,870

Colchester medical examination centre

3,000

Colwyn Bay examination centre

2,360

Coventry medical examination centre

6,110

Crewe medical examination centre

2,270

Croydon medical examination centre

2,860

Derby medical examination centre

5,970

Dolgellau examination centre

100

Doncaster medical services examination centre

3,660

Dumfries

930

Dundee

3,120

Durham medical services centre

3,860

Ealing medical examination centre

570

Elgin

30

Exeter medical services examination centre

3,900

Fort William

130

Glasgow A examination centre

26,130

Glasgow B examination centre

200

Gloucester medical services examination centre

2,270

Golspie

40

Greenock examination centre

40

Grimsby

3,200

Guildford medical services examination centre

3,120

Halifax examination centre

1,670

Hastings medical examination centre

590

Haverfordwest examination centre

1,130

Hawick

300

Hereford medical examination centre

1,060

Highgate medical examination centre

2,850

Huddersfield examination centre

3,770

Hull examination centre

5,510

Inverness

1,470

Ipswich medical examination centre

3,470

Islay hospital

10

Keighley examination centre

1,410

King’s Lynn medical examination centre

1,730

Kirkcaldy

3,370

Kirkwall

100

Lancaster medical examination centre

1,770

Launceston medical services examination centre

490

Leeds exam centre—medical reception

7,160

Leicester examination centre

8,370

Lerwick

50

Lincoln examination centre

2,680

Llandrindod wells

240

Lossiemouth

70

Luton medical examination centre

6,940

Manchester

25,070

Mann Island medical examination centre

5,100

Mansfield examination centre

5,940

Marylebone medical examination centre

30,130

Newcastle medical services centre

16,850

Newport (Isle of Wight) medical services examination centre

1,020

Newport examination centre

4,250

Newton Stewart

70

Newtown examination centre

320

Northampton examination centre

4,480

Norwich medical examination centre

5,880

Nottingham examination centre

8,300

Oban examination centre

180

Oxford medical examination centre

2,080

Perth

340

Peterborough medical examination centre

3,660

Plymouth medical services examination centre

4,140

Pontefract examination centre

5,080

Pontllanfraith examination centre

3,430

Pontypridd examination centre

7,550

Portree

60

Portsmouth medical services examination centre

4,420

Preston

6,130

Pwllheli examination centre

210

Reading medical services examination centre

4,150

Romford medical examination centre

10,810

Salisbury medical services examination centre

840

Scarborough examination centre

1,380

Sheffield examination centre

9,370

Shrewsbury medical examination centre

3,780

Southampton medical examination centre

4,660

Southend medical examination centre

7,340

St. Helens medical examination centre

3,820

St. Leonards medical services examination centre

2,110

Stirling

3,020

Stockport

4,740

Stoke

7,140

Stornoway

140

Stranraer

160

Sunderland medical services centre

7,230

Swansea examination centre

9,060

Swindon medical services examination centre

2,770

Taunton medical services examination centre

2,020

Thornaby medical examination centre

10,560

Thurso

110

Townhead practice

20

Tredegar examination centre

2,230

Truro medical services examination centre

3,560

Warrington medical examination centre

5,080

Wick

120

Wigan

3,970

Wimbledon medical examination centre

6,280

Wolverhampton medical services

8,980

Worcester examination centre

2,560

Workington medical examination centre

1,860

Wrexham examination centre

3,580

Yeovil medical services examination centre

1,340

York examination centre

2,170

York place

6,440

Total

570,740

Note:
All figures provided are rounded down to the nearest 10 and relate to the following benefit areas: attendance allowance/disability living allowance, incapacity benefit, industrial injuries disablement benefit and service personnel and veterans agency.
Source:
Medical Services
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