Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86062

Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Patricia Ferguson

LabourGlasgow West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has issued guidance to staff on the timeframe in which they should respond to MP enquiries.

Answer

Andrew Western
The Department treats enquiries from Members of Parliament as a high priority and has issued clear guidance to staff members.We are committed to improving response times and have taken a number of steps, such as deploying additional resource, to improve t...

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