Question follow-through · 114638
Government Departments: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what cross-departmental work is being undertaken to help ensure disabled people are not disadvantaged where one Government department requires telephone contact as the primary or sole method of progress
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
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what cross-departmental work is being undertaken to help ensure disabled people are not disadvantaged where one Government department requires telephone contact as the primary or sole method of progress
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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2 Mar 2026
Answer published
It is the responsibility of each government department to ensure that their communications meet the needs of the general population as appropriate. The Public Sector Equality Duty is a general duty at Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. It requires publ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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