Sarah Olney MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department uses artificial intelligence to automate decision making about access to public services.
Answer: The Department uses automated decision-making in some areas, as described in our Personal Information Charter, but AI is not used to automate decision-making about access to our services. Customers are told when an automated decision has been made in rela...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament record
Jobcentres: RefugeesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Jobcentre Plus services meet the needs of disabled refugees.
Answer: DWP works with partners and services to meet the needs of disabled refugees. This includes working with Migrant Help, the Refugee Employment Network; Home Office refugee liaison officers; referring to alternative provisions including English language prov...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament record
Refugees: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase (a) translation and (b) levels of information support on the benefits system for disabled refugees.
Answer: Under the Equality Act 2010, DWP must make suitable provision to communicate with claimants where English is not their first language or who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. DWP provide Telephone Interpreting, Face-to-face interpreting, BSL i...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament record

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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	2
Department for Business and Trade	15
Department for Education	3
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	2
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	2
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	3
Department for Transport	22
Department for Work and Pensions	3
Department of Health and Social Care	16
Home Office	8
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	5
Ministry of Justice	3
Treasury	14
Women and Equalities	1

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