Melanie Onn MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Access to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to correspondence (reference MC2026/38057), if he will define the term 'appropriate transition' of the Access to Work scheme.
Answer: By “appropriate transition” we mean that once the design of these improvements has been finalised, after incorporating feedback from stakeholders, they will be announced before they are implemented, helping to ensure customers are aware of any changes tha...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to individuals that no longer qualify for the Motability scheme and lose access to a vehicle.
Answer: If a customer no longer receives a qualifying benefit, then DWP will notify Motability who will support customers to return their vehicle and may offer a transition package. Further information is available on the Motability website: https://www.motabilit...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: GrimsbyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to ensure the safety of DWP staff working at the Crown House in Grimsby.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) take the safety of its staff very seriously, ensuring that through the relevant policies, procedures, training, risk assessments, and supervision, we allocate resources to manage risk and keep our people safe. Ea...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that reimbursement rates under Access to Work reflect the real cost of support, including travel and specialist equipment.
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 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the Access to Work scheme on disabled people’s ability to start or remain in employment.
Answer: To protect employment opportunities, case managers prioritise Access to Work applications where the customer is due to start a job within four weeks. In 2025, we allocated c. 96% of applications starting work within 4 weeks in 28 days. We have increased t...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work applications have been waiting longer than (a) three months, (b) six months and (c) twelve months for a decision.
Answer: Access to Work does not record the information in a way that allows data to be extracted by three, six or twelve month waiting periods. Providing the information requested would require manual examination of individual case records and would therefore inc...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of training provider capacity for the Fishmonger Apprenticeship Standard in meeting employer demand.
Answer: The Department actively monitors all registered apprenticeship training providers through compliance checks, performance reviews, and inspections to ensure quality standards are met. Where providers fail to meet these requirements, we take appropriate act...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls the Child Maintenance Service MP hotline has received in 2025.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) MP hotline is available for MP offices or constituency staff who need to contact CMS regarding a general enquiry or a constituency case. This service is in addition to written correspondence routes. The hotline operates...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
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