Question follow-through · 40357

Unum

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) she and (b) Ministers from her Department have met with insurance company Unum since 4 July 2024.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
21 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
26 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) she and (b) Ministers from her Department have met with insurance company Unum since 4 July 2024.

  2. 26 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Details of ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK and can be found here(opens in a new tab). There have been no meetings with Unum.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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