Sarah Olney MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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3 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Access to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29470More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average wait time for a decision to be made following an application for Access to Work each year between 2015-2026.

    Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

    Original Parliament record
  • Access to Work Programme: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29469More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average length of time each year between 2015-2026 that a person would wait on hold for when calling the Access to Work helpline.

    Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

    Original Parliament record
  • Temporary Accommodation: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26079More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to address the temporary accommodation subsidy gap.

    Answer: This Government is focused on delivering long-term solutions to reduce homelessness and reliance on temporary accommodation, including increasing the supply of affordable and social housing. We are also working to ensure that temporary accommodation repre...

    Answered 7 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 13Department for Environment, Foo…13Department for Transport: 7Department for Transport7Department for Work and Pensions: 3Department for Work and Pensions3Department of Health and Social Care: 1Department of Health and Social…1Home Office: 2Home Office2Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 3Ministry of Housing, Communitie…3Ministry of Justice: 2Ministry of Justice2Treasury: 4Treasury4
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs13
Department for Transport7
Department for Work and Pensions3
Department of Health and Social Care1
Home Office2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government3
Ministry of Justice2
Treasury4

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