Oral QuestionPrime Minister

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 December.

Tabled: 30 November 2023Answered: 6 December 2023

Asked by

Simon Lightwood

Labour (Co-op)Wakefield and Rothwell

Answering Minister

the Prime Minister

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Andrew Western)

My hon. Friend is entirely right to raise this issue. He will be pleased to know that this Government are looking to utilise new powers to obtain a liability order without recourse to the courts, reducing the time taken to secure such an order from 22 weeks to around six.