Written question asked by Gordon Marsden (Labour) on Monday, 14 May 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 May 2018. It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 May 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Department for Work and Pensions: Industrial Health and Safety
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees of her Department have applied for redeployment after medical evidence was produced that use of display screen equipment and on-line computer work was damaging their health since 2012; and how many of those employees were (a) given alternative work in her Department, (b) made redundant on medical grounds and (c) were not given alternative work but are still employed in her Department.
- Answer
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The Department for Work and Pensions has well-established Display Screen Equipment (DSE) procedure in place for mitigating concerns that can arise from the use of DSE.
Due to the numerous requests and personal manner in which reasonable adjustments can be applied by line management we do not record how many staff have been affected in the manner that you are requesting.
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- 143671
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- 2017-19
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- Department for Work and Pensions Health and safety VDUs
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- Yes
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