Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 66884
Social Security Benefits: Databases
Tabled: 10 July 2025
Answered: 18 July 2025
Question
Mr Angus MacDonald
Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential role of data surveillance in welfare policy.
Answer
Andrew WesternNo assessment has been made as the DWP does not currently or have any plans to use data surveillance to regulate, police or monitor the actions of individuals or groups in receipt of benefits.