Written questions

Members: Correspondence

Commons · Question 77278 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 13 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2025 to Question 73088, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for replies to MP Correspondance.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 13 Oct 2025

We are aware of previous technical issues on our UC regional MP hotlines. Since the introduction of a single UC national MP hotline this issue has now been resolved.We have also seen a significant increase in correspondence coming into the Department over...