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Social Security Benefits: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) what specific matters were discussed during and (b) what were the outcomes of her meeting with the First Minister of Wales on the Pathways to Work Green Paper on 4 June 2025.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
9 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) what specific matters were discussed during and (b) what were the outcomes of her meeting with the First Minister of Wales on the Pathways to Work Green Paper on 4 June 2025.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The meeting between Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the First Minister of Wales on 4th June 2025 was a positive discussion about areas of mutual interest, including the UK Government’s commitment to reforming the system of health and disabili...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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