Pippa Heylings MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Children: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing tax codes through coding out procedures to collect child maintenance arrears.
Answer: The Department keeps under review a range of options to improve the collection of child maintenance and arrears, including the potential use of existing government debt collection mechanisms. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) already has a range of stro...
Answered 29 May 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with HMRC on the potential use of coding-out powers to support the collection of debts owed to the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer: The Department keeps under review a range of options to improve the collection of child maintenance and arrears, including the potential use of existing government debt collection mechanisms. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) already has a range of stro...
Answered 29 May 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using HMRC’s coding-out powers for the collection of debts owed to the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer: The Department keeps under review a range of options to improve the collection of child maintenance and arrears, including the potential use of existing government debt collection mechanisms. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) already has a range of stro...
Answered 29 May 2026
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills Levy: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether apprenticeships have been created through unspent Growth and Skills Levy funds.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions has responsibility for apprenticeships in England only. The English apprenticeships budget is set by HM Treasury and although closely linked, is distinct from the income collected from the Growth and Skills Levy. The a...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Self-employedDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63906, what recent estimate he has made of the waiting times for Access to Work Applications.
Answer: We have interpreted this question as referring to the average processing time from the date an application is submitted to the date a decision is made. The current average processing time for access to work is 100.5 days from April 2025 to January 2026. W...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for Access to Work Applications; and what plans his Department has to introduce new measures to reduce waiting times for Access to Work A
Answer: We are committed to reducing waiting times in Access to Work so that people can access the support they need. We have increased the number of staff processing Access to Work applications and prioritise cases where someone has a job starting in the next fo...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimated waiting times his Department is communicating to applicants to the Access to Work Programme.
Answer: The Department is currently advising applicants submitting a new Access to Work grant that the estimated waiting time for their application to be reviewed is up to 30 weeks.Applications from individuals who have a job starting in the next four weeks, or w...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Access to Work scheme on the economy and society.
Answer: Access to Work (AtW) is a demand-led, personalised discretionary grant which supports the recruitment and retention of disabled people in employment. The Scheme has been providing support for over 30 years. In 2024-2025, 74,190 people received a payment f...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to improve the Access to Work scheme.
Answer: In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of Access to Work and how to improve the scheme so that it helps more disabled people in work. We are reviewing all aspects of Access to Work as we develop plans for reform following the conc...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStatutory Sick Pay: Small BusinessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to provide targeted support for small employers to help meet the cost of day-one Statutory Sick Pay.
Answer: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is part of the Government’s Plan to Make Work Pay ensuring the safety net of sick pay is available to those who need it most. The Government believes that removing the waiting period is essential to ensure employees ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: Climate ChangeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered the risks posed by (a) climate change and (b) nature destruction as factors for the Pensions Commission to take into account.
Answer: The Climate Change Governance and Reporting Regulations in the UK already require trustees of larger occupational pension schemes to identify, assess, and manage climate-related risks and opportunities, and to report on these actions in a manner aligned w...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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