Redundancy
Commons · Question 129691 · Tabled 24 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department takes to share data from HR1 redundancy notices with the Department for Work and Pensions to help ensure rapid response support is available for affected workers.
Answer
Answered by Blair McDougall, 29 Apr 2026
The Redundancy Payments Service (RPS), acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, collects information from HR1 submissions and distributes it on a daily basis to the appropriate government departments and agencies who offer job br...