ATOS AND INCAPACITY BENEFIT CHECKS

Early day motion 1090, tabled 24 November 2010 by Robert Halfon (Conservative). Signed by 23 members.

That this House notes the Harrington Report, and its criticisms of the French multinational company ATOS, who have a 54 million contract to assess benefit claimants through medical checks; welcomes the Government's agreement with the Harrington Report and its promise to implement the Harrington proposals in full; concludes that ATOShas damaged the public perception of medical assessments, and has also created a serious risk of maladministration of incapacity benefit checks, following the shocking reports on their systems in the national media; further notes frequent complaints in this regard from Harlow constituents and others; and therefore calls on the Government to act swiftly so that medical assessments are more localised, humane and sympathetic.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, Liberal Democrat 5, Conservative 2, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Green 1.