Question follow-through · 19475
Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of his Department current response times to Members' enquiries.
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
- 16 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 2 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of his Department current response times to Members' enquiries.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Department recognises that response times to enquiries from Members of Parliament have been impacted by increased volumes and the complexity of cases requiring detailed investigation. To address this, the Department has deployed additional resources t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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