Every parliamentary written question tabled by Helen Whately this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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With reference to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 47466 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments, what the most recent equivalent disaggregation is by health category; what definitions are used in the disaggregation for Anxiety and Depression and ADHD/ADD; and how those definitions vary from the categories used for his Department’s PIP cases with entitlement from 2019 release.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Insurance rate, Minimum Wage and Employment Rights Act on the unemployment rate.
Awaiting answer.
How many departmental staff are part of teams considering the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the social security and welfare system.
Awaiting answer.
What steps his Department is taking to train job coaches to support workers at risk of losing their jobs from Artificial Intelligence.
Awaiting answer.
How many claimants receiving the higher Daily Living rate of Personal Independence Payment are in receipt of Carers Allowance.
Awaiting answer.
How many households in receipt of Universal Credit have a total gross household income, including earnings and other income, within each of the following bands: (a) £0–£20,000; (b) £20,001–£40,000; (c) £40,001–£60,000; (d) £60,001–£80,000; (e) £80,001–£100,000; (f) £100,001–£120,000; (g) £120,001–£140,000; and (h) £140,000+.
Awaiting answer.
When he plans to respond to Question 125451 from the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent.
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...
When he plans to answer Question 123304 from the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
When he plans to answer Question 123305 from the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 47466 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments, what is the most recent equivalent disaggregation by health category for this data.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 47466 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments with specific reference to anxiety, depression and ADHD/ADD, and with further reference to the Department’s January 2025 ‘PIP cases with entitlement from 2019’ release for the same conditions, what methodology and evidential basis was used for both sets of figures and what analysis has been performed to explain the differences in these figures.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 47466 on Pathways to Work: Impact Assessments, a) what is the most recent equivalent disaggregation by health category and b) what definitions are used in the disaggregation for Anxiety and Depression and ADHD/ADD, and how these definitions vary from the categories used for the Department’s PIP cases with entitlement from 2019 release.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
How many households in receipt of Universal Credit have a total gross household income, including earnings and other income, within the (a) £0–£20,000, (b) £20,001–£40,000, (c) £40,001–£60,000, (d) £60,001–£80,000, (e) £80,001–£100,000, (f) £100,001–£120,000, (g) £120,001–£140,000 and (h) £140,000+ band.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
How many face-to-face assessments were conducted in the Cardiff PIP assessment centre from September 2024 to March 2025.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
How many face-to-face assessments were conducted in the Birkenhead PIP assessment centre from September 2024 to March 2025.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2026 to Question 87358 on Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations, how many and what proportion of Personal Independence Payment (a) assessments and (b) reassessments were carried out (i) face-to-face, (ii) remotely and (iii) on paper in each month since September 2025.
While this information is not currently published by the department, we will be sharing this data in a future statistical release.
Pursuant to UIN 107421, if he will provide a nationality breakdown of people with Universal Credit claims that failed the Habitual Residence Test.
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
How many telephone-based PIP assessments are recorded.
The department does not hold readily available data on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments that are recorded by assessment channel. As set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, the department intends to move to a position where all health assessments are recorded by default, with a process allowing claimants to opt out should they wish to do so. This change is intended to improve transparency and trust in the assessment process. Work is under way to implement this measure.
How many Jobcentres there are as of a) March 2026 and b) March 2025.
Number of Established Jobcentres31st March 2025 is 63313th March 2026 is 630
Whether his Department is planning to (a) open and (b) close any Jobcentres this year.
The Department continually reviews its estate to ensure it meets the needs of customers and represents value for money, making changes where appropriate. The Department’s Workplace Transformation Programme is working closely with the Jobs and Careers Service to ensure that our physical spaces evolve to support more personalised, modern employment and skills services for customers. This includes exploring new approaches to workspace location, design and partnership working that enhance accessibility, collaboration and customer outcomes. Any future decisions regarding the Jobcentre estate will be communicated to Parliament in the usual way.