Question follow-through · 127402
Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Unpaid carers impacted by unclear guidance to have debts cancelled, published on 13 April 2026, how many unpaid carers in (a) Basildon, (b) Thur
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Unpaid carers impacted by unclear guidance to have debts cancelled, published on 13 April 2026, how many unpaid carers in (a) Basildon, (b) Thur
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Apr 2026
Answer published
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost to the department.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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