Grahame M. Morris – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grahame M. Morris on 2015-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the implications for his policies of the recommendations in the report by MIND entitled We’ve got work to do, published in December 2014; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Mark Harper

We are committed to helping those with mental health conditions to stay in or get back to work and ensuring we offer the best possible support. This is why, with the Department of Health, we are piloting the most promising and evidence-based approaches to supporting individuals with mental health conditions recommended in the expert report Psychological Wellbeing and Work: Improving Service Provision and Outcomes.

These pilots will contribute to a better evidence base and will inform our thinking about next steps not only for government, but for all who have a role to play including employers, commissioners, service providers and individuals.

The Disability Confident Campaign is working alongside others, including Mind, on events to raise awareness of Access to Work’s Mental Health Support Service. Last year over 1,400 people who had a mental health condition as their primary condition were supported by Access to Work – an almost threefold increase in the volumes supported compared to 2010/11.