Final evidence sessions for inquiry into ESA and WCA

• Parliament TV: Watch the Monday 9 June evidence session
• Parliament TV: Watch the Wednesday 11 June evidence session
• Inquiry: Employment Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments
• Work and Pensions Committee

Monday 9 June

4.30pm, Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Witnesses

• Lisa Coleman, Senior Vice President, Health Market, Atos
• Dr Angela Graham, Clinical Director, Atos Healthcare
• Helen Hall, Head of Communications and Customer Relations, Atos Healthcare

Purpose of the meeting

The session will consider:

• Atos’s role in the process before the face to face assessment and claimants’ experience of the process
• The design and delivery of the WCA
• The contract for delivering the WCA, including the relationship between quality and productivity, and Atos’s early exit from the contract
• The ESA decision-making process, including outcomes and appeals
  Future delivery of the WCA

Wednesday 11 June

9.30am, Grimond Room

Witnesses

Department for Work and Pensions

• Rt Hon Mike Penning MP, Minister of State for Disabled People
• Jason Feeney CBE, Benefits Director
• James Bolton, Deputy Director, Health and Wellbeing Directorate
• Iain Walsh, Deputy Director, Working Age Benefits Division

Purpose of the session

The session will consider:

• The effectiveness of the WCA, including the findings of the Evidence Based Review
• Key concerns about the delivery of the WCA by Atos, and how these issues may be resolved with the new provider
• The ESA decision-making process
• ESA outcomes and reassessments
• Mandatory reconsideration and appeals
• The interaction between ESA and Universal Credit

Further information

• About Parliament: Select Committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees