Oral QuestionDepartment for Work and Pensions

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 20 January 2026Answered: 26 January 2026

Asked by

Josh Newbury

LabourCannock Chase

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Answer from Hansard

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Dame Diana Johnson)

I meet my colleagues in the Health and Social Care Department regularly, particularly because of the important work that the joint work and health directorate is doing to get people into work and to support people with health conditions in work, including those with chronic mental health conditions. Our employment advisers in talking therapies specifically target people with mental health conditions.