Question follow-through · 75972

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 14 August 2025 from the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, reference ZA35390, CMS Reference: 121024945817 and 73911701.

answeredKirsty BlackmanDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
9 Sept 2025
Target answer date
16 Sept 2025
Answer
16 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 14 August 2025 from the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, reference ZA35390, CMS Reference: 121024945817 and 73911701.

  2. 16 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Department aims to respond to all ministerial correspondences within 20 working days, but there may be instances where there is additional information needed that may cause delays. The correspondence in question was sent to DWP Ministerial Corresponde...

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