Question follow-through · 8708
Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to review the use of video surveillance and media appearances in disability benefit decisions.
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
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 24 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to review the use of video surveillance and media appearances in disability benefit decisions.
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department does not use video surveillance or media appearances for routine disability benefit decisions.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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