Question follow-through · 98498
Department for Work and Pensions: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by her Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) Aug
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 9 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 18 Dec 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
9 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by her Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) Aug
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Department for Work and Pensions recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written parliamentary questions (PQs). Data on response times to PQs is published following the end of every session by the House of Commons Procedure C...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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