Caroline Dinenage MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Adult Education: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Adult Skills Fund cap on the ability of further education colleges to reduce the number of 18 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or t
Answer: We are committed to investing in education and skills training for adults. We have invested over £1.4 billion in the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) this academic year and will be investing the same amount next academic year. The move of adult skills to the DWP p...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Estates: State Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 114815 on Administration of Estates: Correspondence, what proportion of reviews of the state pension record of the deceased were completed within (a)
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Estates: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department provides timely letters of clearance to bereaved families and the executors of the estates of the deceased.
Answer: When someone dies, we understand this is a very difficult and distressing time for their family and those close to them. We aim to make our processes as clear, straightforward and supportive as possible and to minimise any unnecessary worry or effort for ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the role of the Ombudsman following the decision not to implement the recommendations of the report by the Parliamentar
Answer: I met with the Ombudsman on 25 February. Work has restarted on the Action Plan, which will be published in due course.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit: GosportDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people claiming housing benefit in Gosport in each of the last three years.
Answer: Monthly statistics for the number of Housing Benefit claimants in Great Britain are published quarterly on Stat-Xplore, The statistics are available for various geographies, including local authority and parliamentary constituency, and are currently avail...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI on (a) graduate employment, (b) employment in labour intensive industries, (c) employment in capital intensive industries and (d) overall emplo
Answer: We are starting to witness AI’s impact within the labour market: transforming the workplace, demanding new skills and augmenting old ones. But there is uncertainty over the future scale of AI’s impact on the labour market, particularly over the next few y...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
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