Question follow-through · 5478

Motability: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to Motability mileage allowances on disabled people living in rural constituencies in the South West.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to Motability mileage allowances on disabled people living in rural constituencies in the South West.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Responsibility for the terms and administration of the Scheme sits with Motability Foundation and its Board of Governors. The Department for Work and Pensions meets quarterly with Motability Foundation, to discuss the Schemes operation. The changes to the...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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