Rachel Gilmour MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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4 published records · newest first.

Written questions

Pensions: GenderDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has (a) made an assessment of the underlying causes of the gender pension gap and (b) considered developing a cross-government strategy to address those causes and reduce the gap.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament record
Career Breaks: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of career breaks and periods out of paid employment on women’s pension savings and retirement outcomes.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament record
Maternity Leave: Workplace PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of pension contributions being reduced during maternity leave on women's retirement savings.
Answer: Automatic Enrolment has delivered substantial progress in increasing workplace pension participation among women, in addition to the reforms delivered through the new State Pension which have reduced historic inequalities. However, for the significant gap...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament record
Unemployment: Older PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the barriers for unemployed people aged 50 to State Pension age with extensive work histories but limited formal qualifications, who have developed health cond
Answer: The department recognises the challenges that people aged 50 and over with health conditions can face when seeking to access employment. We value the wealth of skills and experience that people aged 50 and over bring to the workplace and the economy and a...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament record

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Department or topic	Published records
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	1
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	2
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	6
Department for Transport	2
Department for Work and Pensions	4
Department of Health and Social Care	3
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	1
Home Office	1
Ministry of Defence	2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	3
Treasury	2

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