Question follow-through · 45928

Pathways to Work: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to hold consultation events in Northern Ireland on the Pathways to work Green Paper.

answeredClaire HannaDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
17 Apr 2025
Target answer date
23 Apr 2025
Answer
29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to hold consultation events in Northern Ireland on the Pathways to work Green Paper.

  2. 23 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    We are committed to putting the views and voices of disabled people and people with health conditions at the heart of everything we do. In the Green Paper, we have announced that we will set up collaboration committees to develop parts of our reforms furt...

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