Question follow-through · 51099
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of operational changes to Access to Work on disabled people who (a) are self-employed and (b) work in small businesses.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 8 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 May 2025
- Answer
- 19 May 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of operational changes to Access to Work on disabled people who (a) are self-employed and (b) work in small businesses.
12 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 May 2025
Answer published
As part of our Plan for Change, and as set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper published in March, we are consulting on the future of Access to Work and how to improve the programme to help more disabled people into work and support employers, ensurin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Social Security Benefits: Reform
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Carer's Allowance
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Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit.
Personal Independence Payment: Public Consultation
2 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people impacted by (a) long-term health conditions and (b) disabilities are consulted during the review of changes to Personal Independence Payment.
Older People
2 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing an Older People’s Commissioner for England.
Health and Safety: Sunscreens
13 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will mandate the Health and Safety Executive to issue updated guidance on outdoor working and sun exposure to include the use of high factor sunscreen.
Health and Safety: Sunscreens
13 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will mandate the Health and Safety Executive to audit businesses employing outdoor workers to ensure that high factor sunscreen is provided on site.
Sick Leave
25 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has assessed the effectiveness of the Bradford Score Chart as a tool for monitoring short-term staff absences.
State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of discontinuing the practice of sending letters to pensioners notifying them of small uprating increases, including increases of 25 pence.
Employment Schemes: Special Educational Needs
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities into employment.