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“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 20 October 2026Answered: 26 October 2026

Asked by

Lauren Edwards

Labour — Rochester and Strood

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Answer from Hansard

Catherine McKinnell

I recognise the difficulties my hon. Friend has outlined. Changes to pension entitlement have caused the significant backlog in processing that we have inherited, but good progress is now being made. The Department and the administrator are focused on speeding it up. I appreciate the concerns he has raised and he might want to write to me with more detail, or a meeting could certainly be arranged.