Esther McVey MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Department for Work and Pensions: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff network events took place in her Department in May 2025; and what the names of those events were.
Answer: The information you have requested is not held centrally, as staff networks are collaborative volunteer networks, organised by staff themselves rather than the department. This would include site-specific networks. Gathering this data would incur dispropo...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: GenderDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has updated guidance on the use of single-sex facilities in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.
Answer: We will review and update policy wherever necessary to ensure it complies with the latest legal requirements and aim to ensure appropriate facilities are available for all staff.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: PowersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to increase the powers of the Child Maintenance Service to obtain accurate data on self-employed parents.
Answer: For self-employed paying parents, the gross income used in a maintenance calculation is provided by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). People who are self-employed are required to keep accurate records of their business income and expenses for tax purposes....
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAEA Group: PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking in response to concerns of former employees of Atomic Energy Agency Technology regarding a redress of their pension.
Answer: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report on the AEAT Pension case in June 2023, which made several recommendations for the government. This work was halted due to the general election and the new government will now consider it.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service enforces parent (a) compliance and (b) payment.
Answer: Where a paying parent fails to pay on time or in full, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) aims to take immediate action to recover the debt and re-establish compliance. If this is unsuccessful and the paying parent is employed, the CMS will use a Deducti...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: TattonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Tatton constituency will lose entitlement to winter fuel payments as a result of the proposed changes.
Answer: To be comparable with the Winter Fuel Payment statistics, the Pension Credit data that has been used is based on the 2010 Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, not 2024. It is estimated that around 18,200 pensioners in Tatton constituency (2010 bounda...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changing the eligibility criteria for the winter fuel payment on the health of pensioners.
Answer: This Government is committed to pensioners – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the governme...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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