Question follow-through · 27343
Unemployment: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the barriers for unemployed people aged 50 to State Pension age with extensive work histories but limited formal qualifications, who have developed health cond
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Social security and pensions
- Maternity Leave: Workplace Pensions · 8 Sept 2026
- Career Breaks: Women · 15 Sept 2026
- Pensions: Gender · 15 Sept 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the barriers for unemployed people aged 50 to State Pension age with extensive work histories but limited formal qualifications, who have developed health cond
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2026
Answer published
The department recognises the challenges that people aged 50 and over with health conditions can face when seeking to access employment. We value the wealth of skills and experience that people aged 50 and over bring to the workplace and the economy and a...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Maternity Leave: Workplace Pensions
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of pension contributions being reduced during maternity leave on women's retirement savings.
Career Breaks: Women
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of career breaks and periods out of paid employment on women’s pension savings and retirement outcomes.
Pensions: Gender
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has (a) made an assessment of the underlying causes of the gender pension gap and (b) considered developing a cross-government strategy to address those causes and reduce the gap.