Submitted by Aaron Flannagan on Tuesday 21st July 2015
Published on Tuesday 21st July 2015
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 21st January 2016
Signatures: 46,161
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To debate a vote of no confidence in DWP secretary Ian Duncan Smith
For denying the existence of, and refusing to publish data on the deaths of claimants of incapacity benefit and employment and support allowance between November 2011 and May 2014. This is despite the rulings of the Information Commissioner and public pressure resulting in a 200,000 strong petition.
More information can be found in the links below:
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/24/benefit-related-deaths-david-cameron-dwp
http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/reign-of-terror-iain-duncan-smith.html
http://www.bigissue.com/features/3637/atos-deaths-and-welfare-cuts
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/28/man-starved-to-death-after-benefits-cut
https://www.change.org/p/hm-courts-and-tribunal-service-publish-stats-showing-how-many-people-have-died-after-their-benefits-stopped
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The Government responded to this petition on Wednesday 12th August 2015
Out-of-work benefits mortality statistics need to meet the high standards expected of official statistics. Once we have completed that important work, the Department intends to publish them.
The Department for Work and Pensions intends to publish out-of-work benefits mortality statistics and the publication date will be pre-announced on the Government website via the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/list-of-scheduled-upcoming-ad-hoc-statistical-releases
However, before doing so they need to meet the high standards expected of official statistics. Once we have completed that important work, we will publish them.
Department for Work and Pensions
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