Question follow-through · 95448

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposed changes to Motability on those with standard leases.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
28 Nov 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
8 Dec 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposed changes to Motability on those with standard leases.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Motability Scheme will continue to offer a choice of vehicles to meet a range of accessibility needs. The Scheme will continue to offer vehicles which require no advance payment, meaning that people will be able to access a suitable vehicle using only...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

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Motability

8 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to meet representatives of the Motability Collective Campaign Group.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Motability

8 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Motability scheme on the lived experience of users.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Motability: Wheelchairs

11 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the Government's changes to the Motability scheme on wheelchair users who do not use a wheelchair accessible vehicle.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Motability

11 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish an Equality Impact Assessment for changes to the Motability scheme.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Biocidal Products: Regulation

15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2025 to question 94838, what impact enacting HSE proposals to change GB Classification, Labelling and Packaging will have on divergence between EU and GB mandatory

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Motability

5 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what quantitative analysis has been undertaken to assess the potential financial impacts of changes to the Motability scheme on users of the scheme.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Motability

5 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 99252 on Motability, will he undertake an Equality Impact Assessment of changes to the Motability scheme to incorporate financial analysis of the p

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Motability

4 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Motability Scheme in providing access to wheelchair accessible vehicles for disabled people.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment: Pets

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of pet ownership on a) productivity, b) labour market participation and c) flexibility.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment: Pets

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) companion animal care functions and (b) informal caregiving on labour market participation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Leave: Pets

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of pet-related work absences, including those linked to veterinary care and emergencies.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Access to Work Programme: Visual Impairment

15 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Access to Work staff receive specialist advice on visual impairment when assessing applications and renewals for blind and partially sighted customers.