To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will make an assessment of the merits of introducing mechanisms for the monitoring by independent assessors of doctors conducting medical assessment interviews for the work capability assessments of vulnerable claimants. (271106)

Robust mechanisms already exist to monitor the quality of the Work Capability Assessments. Monitoring is carried out by Atos Healthcare, the company which is contracted to provide medical services to the Department for Work and Pensions. The Department also carries out a range of quality checks independently.