Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Housing Benefit: LandlordsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the total value of Housing Benefit payments made for services that were either never provided or were billed above the actual cost incurred by the landlord in th
Answer: Housing costs support is available in Housing Benefit or Universal Credit to those who have a liability to pay rent and eligible service charges for the home they live in. The verification process is designed to establish the costs that the claimant has a...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit and Universal Credit: LandlordsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the verification of the accuracy of service costs covered by both Housing Benefit and Universal Credit when paid directly to a landlord.
Answer: Housing costs support is available in Housing Benefit or Universal Credit to those who have a liability to pay rent and eligible service charges for the home they live in. The verification process is designed to establish the costs that the claimant has a...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordManagement: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) trained line managers on the implementation of the Industrial Strategy and (b) trends in the level of funding for management appren
Answer: Over the past decade we’ve seen apprenticeship starts by those aged 16-24, fall by 40%. At the same time, last year, the government spent 100% of its multi-billion pound apprenticeship budget. This Government wants to reverse that decline and support 50,0...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: ManagementDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of funding for management apprenticeships on social mobility.
Answer: Over the past decade we’ve seen apprenticeship starts by those aged 16-24, fall by 40%. At the same time, last year, the government spent 100% of its multi-billion pound apprenticeship budget. This Government wants to reverse that decline and support 50,0...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: ManagementDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of funding for management apprenticeships on leadership diversity.
Answer: Over the past decade we’ve seen apprenticeship starts by those aged 16-24, fall by 40%. At the same time, last year, the government spent 100% of its multi-billion pound apprenticeship budget. This Government wants to reverse that decline and support 50,0...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: ManagementDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the proposed Growth and Skills Levy, what formal economic impact assessment he has made on the potential impact of defunding Level 3, 5 and 6 management apprenticeships on (a) economic
Answer: Over the past decade we’ve seen apprenticeship starts by those aged 16-24, fall by 40%. At the same time, last year, the government spent 100% of its multi-billion pound apprenticeship budget. This Government wants to reverse that decline and support 50,0...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on changes to women's State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, if he will make an estimate of the cost of providing compensa
Answer: The Government has made its decision on this case based on due process and careful consideration of the body of evidence. We have decided it would not be appropriate to pay compensation and the detailed reasons for this decision have been placed in the Ho...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will meet with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.
Answer: The previous Minister for Pensions met with representatives from the WASPI campaign group.She did so to hear their experiences directly and was the first Minister to do so in eight years.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Artificial Intelligence and OffshoringDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76751More
Question: To the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that vocational and adult education programmes are aligned with employment opportunities that are less vulnerable to (a) offshoring and (b) becoming replaced by
Answer: The government is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills to break down barriers to opportunity and support the development of a skilled workforce in England. This is backed by additional investment, as announced in the Spendi...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: OffshoringDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support workers whose roles have been displaced due to offshoring by UK-based firms.
Answer: I refer the hon. member to the answer I gave on 10 September to PQ 72893.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76747More
Question: To the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on employment levels in the next (a) five and (b) ten years.
Answer: No current assessment has been made by the Department for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment. We are starting to witness AI’s impact within the labour market: transforming the workplace, demanding new s...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
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