Question follow-through · 7029

Department for Work and Pensions: Official Cars

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have (i) been allocated a dedicated vehicle an

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have (i) been allocated a dedicated vehicle an

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles to its ministerial cadre/officials, as under previous administrations. The Departmen...

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15 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) her officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024

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29 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7030 on Department for Work and Pensions: Official Cars, if she will name which specific senior officials have access to a Government car; and wheth

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Department for Work and Pensions: Official Cars

29 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7029 on Department for Work and Pensions: Official Cars, whether the vehicle is an electric car.

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State Retirement Pensions: Women

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Government Departments: Families

22 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 4705 on Government Departments: Families, if she will place a copy of that guidance in the House of Commons Library.

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Children: Maintenance

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Child Maintenance Service enforcement procedures on (a) the mental health of and (b) suicide rates for non-resident (i) parents and (ii) parents

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Children: Maintenance

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Child Maintenance Service is taking to ensure that calculations reflect (a) shared parenting arrangements and (b) shared parenting arrangements in which a non-resident parent cares for th

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Children: Maintenance

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Child Maintenance Service payments on the (a) mental health and (b) financial stability of (i) all non-resident parents and (ii) non-resident pa

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Children: Maintenance

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards are in place to prevent misuse of the Child Maintenance Service by resident parents making unfounded or exaggerated claims in order to maximise payments from the non-resident parent.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Children: Maintenance

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data the Government holds on gender disparities in Child Maintenance Service cases; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the system treats both mothers and fathers equally and without bias.

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Children: Maintenance

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average response time is for CMS dispute appeals where a non-resident parent challenges the assessment on the basis of (a) false information and (b) undeclared shared care.

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Children: Maintenance

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of mediation and conflict resolution in CMS cases where parents are disputing care arrangements or financial responsibility.