Sarah Pochin MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Government Departments: Data ProtectionDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Synergy shared services programme on data security.
Answer: Synergy places the utmost importance on data security and has contractual conditions with suppliers to specify its data remains in the control of the UK Government. The Synergy team works closely with the data protection and security experts in the Synerg...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ContractsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how contractor performance under the Synergy programme will be monitored and enforced.
Answer: The Synergy programme is working with its partners actively to monitor effectiveness, and has a strong governance framework in place to monitor delivery, risk and overall performance. In addition, like all Government contracts, the BPS contract has backst...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has plans for contingency arrangements in the event of disruption to payroll services under the Synergy programme.
Answer: Synergy will make go-live decisions based on the proven stability of the new platform and will run a number of parallel payroll runs, to ensure successful transition and continuity of service. The programme has contractual agreements in place with the inc...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential risks associated with transitioning from legacy systems to the Synergy shared services platform.
Answer: The Synergy programme monitors risk through robust governance by default. It is about to embark on a planned series of rigorous testing processes to inform the transition from legacy systems to the modern, user-focused operating model of the future, in la...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards are in place to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of payroll delivery under the Synergy shared services programme.
Answer: The Synergy programme will make delivery decisions based on the proven stability of the new platform. To ensure a successful transition, a number of parallel payroll delivery runs will be conducted. The first delivery point is planned for late 2027 with a...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in Child Maintenance Service case reviews on the likelihood of later corrective or enforcement action.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) relies on receiving accurate and current information to make child maintenance assessments. If additional or new evidence is provided after a child maintenance assessment has been made for example a Mandatory Reconsider...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in Child Maintenance Service case reviews on administrative costs.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) relies on receiving accurate and current information to make child maintenance assessments. If additional or new evidence is provided after a child maintenance assessment has been made for example a Mandatory Reconsider...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide additional resources to the Child Maintenance Service to reduce delays in case progression.
Answer: As more customers apply to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) the demand for its service is increasing. To allow it to meet this demand and provide an efficient service, the CMS continuously reviews its resources and where to focus its efforts to get the...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels and caseload pressures within the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer: As more customers apply to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) the demand for its service is increasing. To allow it to meet this demand and provide an efficient service, the CMS continuously reviews its resources and where to focus its efforts to get the...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays by the Child Maintenance Service on (a) parents and (b) children who rely on child maintenance payments.
Answer: We know that children in separated families are more likely to live in poverty than those in non-separated families. Child maintenance payments through both statutory and non-statutory arrangements keep approximately 120,000 children out of poverty each y...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service is meeting its internal target times for progressing cases and taking enforcement action.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to providing a modern and efficient service for all customers.The CMS continues to strengthen its enforcement activity to ensure that parents meet their financial responsibilities. Where parents can afford ...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotability: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide a breakdown of the value of vehicles provided under the Motability Scheme, with the number of vehicles in each of the following price ranges a) from £10,000 to £20,000, b) from £20,00
Answer: The Motability Foundation is independent of government and regulated by the Charity Commission to help disabled people with their mobility and transport needs. They own and have oversight of the Motability Scheme which is delivered by an independent comme...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Jaguar, (b) BMW, c) Mercedes, (d) Range Rover, (e) Audi, and (f) Tesla motor vehicles have been purchased under the Motability Scheme in each of the last three years for which figures are a
Answer: The Motability Foundation is independent of government and regulated by the Charity Commission to help disabled people with their mobility and transport needs. They own and have oversight of the Motability Scheme which is delivered by an independent comme...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: ExpenditureDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual cost was of the Motability Scheme in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Motability Scheme receives no direct funding from DWP. However, it does receive the direct transfer of benefit from DWP. This is claimant benefit the claimant would otherwise be receiving, and the cost of transfer is paid for by the Motability Foundat...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vehicles issued under the Motability Scheme were subject to the Expensive Car Supplement in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer: The Motability Foundation is independent of government and regulated by the Charity Commission to help disabled people with their mobility and transport needs. They own and have oversight of the Motability Scheme which is delivered by an independent comme...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
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