Question follow-through · 3777

Department for Work and Pensions: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to Question 125451 from the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
5 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to Question 125451 from the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    As required by the House for any questions that government departments were unable to answer before prorogation, PQ UIN 125451 was given a prorogation answer on 29th April 2026. In this new session, Hon. Members may re-table any question from the previous...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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