Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Ladders: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce the number of deaths resultant from falls from a ladder and (b) improve the safety of people working from heights.
Answer: Falls from height, including from ladders, remain a leading cause of fatal injury. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) treats this as a core enforcement priority. To reduce deaths from falls from a ladder, HSE enforces the Work at Height Regulations 200...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason a single pensioner's household income could be less than that of a couple and the couple could be entitled to the Winter Fuel Allowance where the single pensioner was not.
Answer: Winter Fuel Payments are assessed and, where applicable, recovered on an individual basis rather than by reference to total household income. This reflects the structure of the personal tax system. Winter Fuel Payments remain a simple scheme to provide a ...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordTraining: Trade UnionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what public funding has been allocated to union-led workplace learning in each of the past five years.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 March 2026 to Question UIN 117323.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTraining: Trade UnionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated to union-led workplace learning in each of the last five years.
Answer: The previous government ended the standalone Union Learning Fund (ULF) on 31 March 2021. The Adult Skills Fund funds a very broad range of provision, including to support the effective operation of Trade Unions such as for Trade Union Health & Safety ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Work Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments were undertaken in each month since August 2025 for (a) new and (b) existing claimants.
Answer: The number of Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments undertaken in each month from August 2025 to December 2025 for a) new and b) existing claimants can be found in the table below: Aug 25Sep 25Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25(a) New37,00043,00042,00038,00031,0...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Work Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) new and (b) existing claimants were waiting for a Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment in each month since January 2025.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions prioritises assessments for new claims to minimise waiting times and ensure claimants receive the right benefit entitlement as soon as possible. We are working with suppliers to increase capacity for clearing the backl...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Work Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average end-to-end clearance time for a Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment was in each month since January 2025 for (a) new and (b) existing claimants.
Answer: The department regularly publishes Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics and the development of clearance times is detailed in the release strategy for those statistics. Further details on the future publication of clearance times will be...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to co-produce policy changes to mobility allowances.
Answer: The PIP mobility element is in scope of the Timms Review, which aims to ensure PIP is fair and fit for the future. We will co-produce the Review with disabled people, and their organisations to ensure lived experience is at the heart of its work. We will ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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