Graham Leadbitter MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

State Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to engage directly with representatives of the WASPI campaign since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The previous Minister for Pensions met with representatives from WASPI on 5th September 2024 to hear their experiences directly, the first Minister to do so in eight years.
Answered 21 May 2026
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State Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will meet representatives of the WASPI campaign to discuss the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024.
Answer: Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (WASPI) are seeking permission from the High Court to bring a Judicial Review on our response to the Ombudsman’s report. We do not comment on live litigation.
Answered 21 May 2026
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Offshore Industry: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an equality impact assessment has been undertaken for the potential impact of the Industry Safe Weight Limit Policy introduced by Offshore Energies UK on offshore workers.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aware of Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) guidance documentation and policy on introducing a Safe Weight Limit for Offshore Workers on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). HSE was not involved in the development...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
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Offshore Industry: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Industry Safe Weight Limit Policy introduced by Offshore Energies UK on workplace safety.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aware of Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) guidance documentation and policy on introducing a Safe Weight Limit for Offshore Workers on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). HSE was not involved in the development...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
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Offshore Industry: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has formally (a) reviewed and (b) approved the Industry Safe Weight Limit Policy introduced by Offshore Energies UK.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aware of Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) guidance documentation and policy on introducing a Safe Weight Limit for Offshore Workers on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). HSE was not involved in the development...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
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State Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of State Pension age changes for 1950s-born women living in Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency.
Answer: All women born since 6 April 1950 have been affected by changes to State Pension age. Estimates can be made with ONS 2022 Census Data of how many women born in the 1950s were resident in each constituency in that year.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
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Bereavement Support PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to change or extend eligibility for Bereavement Support Payment.
Answer: Bereavement Support Payment is available to those who are married, in a cohabiting relationship with dependent children, or in a civil partnership. It supports working age people through the immediate period following the death of a spouse, civil partner ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
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Access to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the Access to Work system from applicants applying for each job role to a centralised system containing relevant pre-filled
Answer: As part of the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of the Access to Work scheme. Following the conclusion of the consultation, we are now considering our responses and will set out our plans in due course.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has produced an impact assessment on the potential impact of changing the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment on trends in levels of excess deaths.
Answer: In line with the obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty, the Department has conducted an equality analysis on expanding eligibility of the Winter Fuel Payment in England and Wales and have considered the impacts of this policy. The Government w...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	17
Department for Business and Trade	2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	30
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	3
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	10
Department for Transport	14
Department for Work and Pensions	9
Department of Health and Social Care	1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	4
Home Office	3
Ministry of Defence	13
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	2
Northern Ireland Office	1
Scotland Office	2
Treasury	20
Wales Office	1
Women and Equalities	1

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