Helen Whately MP: written questions
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Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for every year since 2017, what proportion of Universal Credit claimants with dependent children are (a) in work and (b) not in work.
Answer: Table 1 provides the proportion of Universal Credit households with children, broken down by in work or not in work. Notes:1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1%.2. Figures are for households receiving Universal Credit in assessment periods ending...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average duration of a Universal Credit claim that was started in a) 2021, b) 2022, c) 2023, d) 2024 and e) 2025.
Answer: The specific information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. However, monthly statistics for the number of People on Universal Credit in Great Britain are published regularly on Stat-Xplore. This data is...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average duration of a Universal Credit claim for someone who begins a claim at age a) 18, b) 19, c) 20, d) 21, e) 22, f) 23 and g) 24.
Answer: The specific information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. However, monthly statistics for the number of People on Universal Credit in Great Britain are published regularly on Stat-Xplore. This data is...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, will he provide projections for the number of face-to-face assessments on a national basis for each month of 2026.
Answer: As set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we plan to increase the number of face-to-face health assessments while maintaining our commitment to providing alternative assessment channels where necessary.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFamiliesCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96273More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many families there were in each region in England and Wales with (a) one child, (b) two children, (c) three children, (d) four children, (e) five children, (f) six to eight children, (g) eight to 10 childre
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of the 2nd of December is attached.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the membership of the Timms Review steering group will be published.
Answer: We have launched the Timms Review to ensure Personal Independence Payment is fair and fit for the future. The Review will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that represent them, and other experts.On 30 October, I announced that I will ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Universal Credit starts in each of the last 5 years were (a) new benefit claimants and (b) claimants transitioning from legacy benefits through managed migration.
Answer: This information is not readily available. However, as detailed in the DWP Statistical Work Programme and the Universal Credit statistics release strategy, the Department is developing a method to denote UC claimants given a migration notice from the Move...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: TaxationTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96270More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, wow many employees in the United Kingdom take part in a salary sacrifice scheme in the (a) public and (b) private sectors.
Answer: Salary sacrifice arrangement can cover multiple non-cash benefits, including cars, pensions, bicycles and workplace nurseries. HMRC does not hold administrative data on the number of employers offering and employees using salary sacrifice schemes. However...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: National Insurance ContributionsTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96269More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent changes to salary sacrifice arrangements on employees’ pension savings.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to pensions salary sacrifice.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on the number of NEET young people.
Answer: The Budget made more than £1.5bn available over the next three years for investment inemployment and skills support. This funds £820m for the Youth Guarantee and provides£725m for the Growth and Skills Levy, ensuring young people have the support they nee...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many NEET young people (a) live with their parents or guardians and (b) live independently.
Answer: Office for National Statistics and the Department for Education – who both produce official statistics publications on young people who are NEET – do not publish a breakdown of young people who are not in employment, education or training broken down by w...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many NEET young people are parents, broken down by month since January 2020.
Answer: Office for National Statistics and the Department for Education – who both produce official statistics on young people who are NEET – do not publish a breakdown of young people who are not in employment, education or training broken down by parental statu...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what projections his Department has made of numbers of NEET young people for each quarter until the end of this Parliamentary term.
Answer: When this Government came to power, we inherited a situation in which almost 1 million young people were not in employment, education or training. We are determined to address this problem.At Budget, we announced more than £1.5 billion of investment over ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of current numbers of NEET young people on the economy.
Answer: When this Government came to power, we inherited a situation in which almost 1 million young people were not in employment, education or training. We are determined to address this problem.At Budget, we announced more than £1.5 billion of investment over ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate the Department has made of the level of change in the number of households exempt from the benefit cap following the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answer: No assessment has been made.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Universal Credit starts in each of the last 5 years were (a) new benefit claimants and (b) claimants transitioning from legacy benefits through managed migration.
Answer: This information is not readily available however, as detailed in the DWP Statistical Work Programme and the Universal Credit statistics release strategy, the Department is developing a method to denote UC claimants given a migration notice from the Move ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have newly claimed Universal Credit in each of the last 5 years, broken down by (a) health-related reasons for claiming and (b) the searching-f
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. However, monthly statistics for the number of People on Universal Credit in Great Britain are published regularly on Stat-Xplore. This data is availabl...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing the two-child benefit cap on incentives to work.
Answer: The Child Poverty Strategy will set out the decisive action this Government is taking to tackle child poverty and make sure children are given the best start in life. The commitments we’ve made at the 2025 spending review and beyond are just the latest st...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) the Prime Minister, (b) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (c) other Cabinet colleagues on lifting the two-child benefit cap.
Answer: The Child Poverty Strategy will set out the decisive action this Government is taking to tackle child poverty and make sure children are given the best start in life. The commitments we’ve made at the 2025 spending review and beyond are just the latest st...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of changing the two-child benefit cap to a) three, b) four and c) five children.
Answer: The Child Poverty Strategy will set out the decisive action this Government is taking to tackle child poverty and make sure children are given the best start in life. The commitments we’ve made at the 2025 spending review and beyond are just the latest st...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap.
Answer: The Child Poverty Strategy will set out the decisive action this Government is taking to tackle child poverty and make sure children are given the best start in life. The commitments we’ve made at the 2025 spending review and beyond are just the latest st...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 20 October to Question 78358, whether the 1,000 redeployed Pathways to Work advisers are part of the existing work coach data referenced in that Answer.
Answer: The Answer of 20 October to Question 78358 did include the 1,000 redeployed Pathways to Work advisers.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches there were in each English district in each month since July 2024.
Answer: The tables below provide Work Coach data by English District from July 24 to August 25.DISTRICTJul-24Aug-24Sep-24Oct-24Nov-24Avon Somerset & Gloucester390400390400400Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire340350360380380Berkshire Bucks & Oxford4204204404...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department's consultation on legislative and policy options to reduce the prevalence of private estate management arrangements will be published.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement published on 21 November 2024 (HCWS2440).
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the new consumer protections for residential freeholders contained in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 will be implemented.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement published on 21 November 2024 (HCWS2440).
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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