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Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the financial impact of future welfare spending on the economy.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
11 Dec 2025
Answer
18 Dec 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the financial impact of future welfare spending on the economy.

  2. 11 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    We inherited from the previous administration a welfare system that forced too many people out of work and on to long-term benefits, while leaving millions of children in poverty. We have begun to address that through reforms to universal credit, increase...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Apprentices: Young People

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Sector-based Work Academy Programme: West Midlands

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Social Security Benefits

18 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to help improve work incentives within the benefits system and reduce long-term economic inactivity.

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Apprentices

18 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to expand apprenticeship opportunities in high-demand sectors.

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26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of local labour market participation rates in the West Midlands.

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Apprentices: Aldridge-Brownhills

26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help increase uptake of apprenticeships among young people in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

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Employment Schemes

26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current employment support programmes in former industrial areas.

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Skilled Workers: West Midlands

26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with local employers in the West Midlands on tackling skills shortages.

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Adult Education: Finance

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether the current adult education funding model provides fair and equitable access to funding opportunities for small and medium-sized training providers; what assessmen

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Adult Education: Finance

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