Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 95156
Employment: Lone Parents
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025
Question
Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrat — St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 77776, whether his Department monitors the number of instances where work coaches (a) tailor (1) work and (2) work search requirements and (b) tempo
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonWork coach guidance supports work coaches to ensure that requirements are tailored to the circumstances of individuals. This is not monitored centrally and so to provide the information requested would incur disproportionate cost.