Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 87361

Employment: Advisory Services

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what engagement he has had with (a) the BMA and (b) GP surgeries on embedding employment advisers in GP surgeries.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
With 2.8 million people out of work due to health conditions, Connect to Work is part of the Government’s plan to get Britain working again. Connect to Work is designed to give local areas considerable flexibility in determining how they deliver it, inclu...

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