Helen Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Access to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will review the Access to Work Scheme renewal process for existing claimants who have already evidenced their needs.
Answer: We are reviewing all aspects of Access to Work as we develop plans for reform following the conclusion of the consultation.
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the efficiency of and (b) reduce waiting times for the Access to Work Scheme.
Answer: As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement made on 19 May, to increase the efficiency and reduce waiting times for the scheme we will recruit an additional 480 case staff to process the higher volume of applications. When recruitment is complete, we ...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the support for disabled workers whose reconsideration Access to Work Scheme request is refused.
Answer: The support that a customer will receive from Access to Work is dependent upon their needs and circumstances at the time they make an application or award renewal. Case managers will use the current guidance to ensure Access to Work principles are conside...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will review the Access to Work Scheme renewal process for existing claimants who have already evidenced their needs.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the efficiency of and (b) reduce waiting times for the Access to Work Scheme
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106850More
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 on 1950s-born women living in Epsom and Ewell 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 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFormaldehyde: Health HazardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the dangers to NHS staff from exposure to formaldehyde.
Answer: The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (2002) (COSHH) (as amended) is a robust and well-established regulatory framework in place to protect workers from the health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility for the Severe Conditions Criteria in Universal Credit to include someone with a life-limiting, progressive c
Answer: The Severe Conditions Criteria (SCC) have been in place since September 2017 to protect those who we do not expect will ever be able to work, due to a severe lifelong health condition or disability that is not expected to improve, from having to undergo r...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Winter Fuel Payment to anyone with a terminal illness regardless of age.
Answer: We understand that pensioner circumstances may be complex and variable. However, Winter Fuel Payments remain a simple scheme to provide a modest lump sum payment to the majority of pensioners quickly and automatically, without the need for claim. The Depa...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordQueen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People: RedundancyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for staff being made redundant by the closure of the Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People.
Answer: Following notification of staff being at risk of redundancy DWP provides support to both employers and individuals through our dedicated service (the Rapid Redundancy Support). Local Employer Advisors will make contact the employers/or individuals to offe...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAssistance AnimalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all assistant dog handlers are treated consistently by (a) employers and (b) service providers regardless of how their dog was trained.
Answer: Assistance dogs are not funded or provided by the Government, and assistance dogs are not regulated or defined in law.There are well established dog training organisations which have international accreditation and are members of the umbrella coalition As...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAssistance AnimalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to establish a process for recognising assistant dogs that meet agreed national standards.
Answer: Assistance dogs are not funded or provided by the Government, and assistance dogs are not regulated or defined in law.There are well established dog training organisations which have international accreditation and are members of the umbrella coalition As...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Services: Apprentices and TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to support the development of (a) accredited training routes and (b) apprenticeships for advice and information roles.
Answer: At present nine awarding organisations offer 18 different knowledge only qualifications at levels 2 to 5 in information, advice and guidance (IAG) and careers advice. They are listed on Ofqual’s register of regulated qualifications: Find a regulated quali...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Guarantee: Armed ForcesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether careers in the armed forces will be included in the Youth Guarantee.
Answer: As set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper, we are developing a Youth Guarantee to ensure young people are either learning or earning. This includes access to high-quality training, apprenticeships, and personalised support to find work. In PQ 3896...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordReasonable Adjustments: MenopauseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of workplace (a) guidance and (b) protections for employees experiencing menopausal symptoms; and if her Department will issue new guidance to (i) small and
Answer: It is important that those who experience substantial and longer-term menopausal effects should be adequately protected from discrimination in the workplace, and that employers are fully aware of the issues their employees may be experiencing at work, and...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMeans-tested Benefits: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether veterans have their military compensation disregarded when means testing income for benefits.
Answer: The honourable member has previously raised this broad issue and I refer her to the answer given on 8 July 63814
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth GuaranteeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility for the Youth Guarantee to include all 16–24-year-olds.
Answer: As set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper, we are developing a Youth Guarantee to ensure young people can access high-quality training, apprenticeships, or personalised support to find work. As a first step, we are working with eight Youth Guarant...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: MigrainesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to people with migraine in employment; whether migraine is recognised as a disabling condition where appropriate; and what steps he is taking to promote migraine-fri
Answer: Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions, such as migraines, to thrive in the workforce. All employers have a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make ‘reasonable adjustmen...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousehold Support Fund: South EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund in the South East, in the context of changes in food and housing costs.
Answer: In January 2025, the Department published an evaluation of the fourth Household Support Fund (HSF) scheme, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. We will use findings from delivery of the Household Support Fund to inform policy for the new Crisis an...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordReasonable AdjustmentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a right to request workplace modifications for employees not covered under the duty to make reasonable adjustments established in
Answer: This Department has made no such assessment. Reasonable adjustments are changes an employer makes to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to someone's disability. All employers have a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ in...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for people with epilepsy from Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisers.
Answer: The department recognises that epilepsy is a serious neurological condition, which can greatly affect an individual’s ability to work and live well. Disability Employment Advisers are trained work coaches , followed by additional role specific learning de...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: EpilepsyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of people with epilepsy in the workplace.
Answer: Good work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Backed by £240 million investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched last November will drive fo...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordReasonable Adjustments: EpilepsyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure employers provide reasonable adjustments for employees with epilepsy.
Answer: All employers have a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ in the workplace where a disabled employee, including employees with epilepsy, would otherwise be put at a substantial disadvantage compared with their colleagues. The ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBereavement Support PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of doubling the funding for Bereavement Support Payments.
Answer: Bereavement Support Payment helps ease the immediate financial pressures following a bereavement by way of an initial lump sum and up to 18 monthly instalments. Longer-term support is available through income replacement benefits such as Universal Credit....
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to PIP on demand for (a) local authority services, (b) food banks, and (c) mental health support.
Answer: Any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, led by myself and co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, clinicians, experts, MPs and other stakeholders, so a wide range of views and ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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