Question follow-through · 111897

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will set out more detail on how it will deliver the replacement for the Find a Job service by July 2026, including how it will be tested to ensure it meets the needs of citizens and wh

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
23 Feb 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will set out more detail on how it will deliver the replacement for the Find a Job service by July 2026, including how it will be tested to ensure it meets the needs of citizens and wh

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is reforming Jobcentre Plus and creating a new service across Great Britain to enable everyone to access support to find meaningful work and progress in employment. In England, this includes bringing together Jobcentre Plus with the Nationa...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Employment Schemes

26 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2026 to Question 111896, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2028 delivery date for the Jobs and Careers Service on mobilisation of the UK wo

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment Schemes: Digital Technology

27 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 111895, what delivery options his Department is considering for the digital elements of the Jobs and Careers Service.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment Schemes: Digital Technology

27 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 111895, what plans his Department has to engage with the private sector on delivery options for the digital element of the new Jobs and Careers Ser

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Employment Schemes: Digital Technology

27 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 111898, what the evaluated costs are for delivering and operating the digital elements of the Jobs and Careers Service in-house compared with using

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Hearing Impairment: Lipreading

9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the lack of publicly-funded provision for lip-reading classes for people with hearing loss.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Lipreading: Education

9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of making funding available to provide lip-reading courses for people with hearing loss.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Bereavement Support Payment

11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Bereavement Support Payment in supporting widowed families.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Bereavement Support Payment

11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of extending the 18-month limit on the Bereavement Support Payment.