Question follow-through · 128856

Department for Work and Pensions: Capita

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential merits of delivering the Synergy payroll service in-house.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
21 Apr 2026
Target answer date
23 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential merits of delivering the Synergy payroll service in-house.

  2. 23 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Department for Work and Pensions: Capita

13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential merits of delivering the Synergy payroll service in-house.