Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the number of remote Personal Independence Payment assessments on claimants in West Dorset constituency.”
Tabled: 26 August 2025Answered: 1 September 2025
Asked by
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
We will increase the number of face-to-face, rather than remote, PIP assessments, and will increase the number of health professionals in assessment centres in order to deliver that. I think the hon. Gentleman will agree, however, that it is important to keep telephone or video alternatives for those who need them.