Written question asked by James McMurdock (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 29 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 2026. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Access to Work Scheme: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, whether his Department plans to publish regular progress updates on reducing the Access to Work backlog.

Answer

We will provide an update via the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2026/27.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

4695

Session

2026-27

Subjects

Standards Access to work programme

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk