Esther McVey MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Department for Work and Pensions: Written QuestionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times his Department has responded to a written parliamentary question saying that the information is not held in 2026.
Answer: The information requested can be found at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk.
Answered 26 Jun 2026
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Social Security Benefits: ExpenditureDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost to the public purse of households in receipt of benefits made up of (a) 1 husband and 2 wives in a polygamous marriage and 6 children, (b) 1 husband and 2 w
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 June 2026 to Question UIN 4348.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
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State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming a UK State Pension whilst living abroad by the country they are living in.
Answer: There were around 1.1 million recipients of the UK State Pension living overseas outside the United Kingdom as of the quarter ending August 2025. DWP Stat-Xplore. A full breakdown by country of residence is also available via Stat-Xplore. These figures re...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
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Children: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to review how the Child Maintenance Service processes cases involving domestic abuse allegations.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that victims and survivors of domestic abuse get the help and support they need to use the CMS safely. CMS domestic abuse training has been reviewed to ensure it reflects the Home Office’s updated statutory guidance on coerciv...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament record

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Department or topic	Published records
Attorney General	1
Cabinet Office	9
Department for Business and Trade	1
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	2
Department for Education	11
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	22
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	2
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	19
Department for Transport	3
Department for Work and Pensions	4
Department of Health and Social Care	61
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	2
Home Office	5
Leader of the House	1
Ministry of Defence	1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	3
Ministry of Justice	6
Northern Ireland Office	1
Scotland Office	1
Treasury	15
Wales Office	1

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