Helen Whately

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of people that claim Carer's Allowance and do not live with the person they are caring for.

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have been ordered to make repayments to the Department after being convicted of benefit fraud in a) 2025 and b) 2026.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP assessments required the use of (a) an interpreter and (b) translation services in the period since July 2024.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants were required to show a form of identification during their application in the last five years.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what forms of photographic identification are accepted from applicants who do not hold a UK passport or driving licence during the PIP application process.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the total value of contracts awarded to private contractors for (a) Universal Credit assessments (b) PIP assessments and (c) Disability Living Allowance in each financial year since 2019-20.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the official response to the public consultation on Environmental Permitting Regulations which concluded last year.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold discussions with the Electrical Storage Health and Safety Governance Group on introducing BESS to the Environmental Permitting Regulations.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Batteries: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on considering the industry feedback on introducing BESS to the Environmental Permitting Regulations.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department is using powers within the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 to help identify fraud in the welfare system.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the JobsPlus programme which is being delivered through ten pilot sites across England.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to help support the national rollout of community-led employment programmes such as JobsPlus following the conclusion of the current pilot phase.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the value of expanding the number of JobsPlus sites across the UK, following the ten current pilot sites across England.

9 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of place-based employment support programmes such as JobsPlus in addressing levels of economic inactivity and unemployment.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Young Futures Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Hubs there were in January (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many a) UK nationals and b) non-UK nationals are in receipt of Universal Credit, who are currently abroad for a period of more than six months.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many a) UK nationals and b) non-UK nationals are in receipt of Universal Credit, who are currently abroad for a period of up to six months.

27 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Child Benefit: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total amount of Child Benefit paid to non-UK nationals since July 2024, broken down by month; and what proportion of that amount was paid for children who don’t reside in the UK.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals who entered in the United Kingdom without leave since July 2024 are in receipt of payments from his Department; and what is the (a) total and (b) per person sum of those paymen

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many adults accompanying children that have been brought to the United Kingdom under the HMG Gaza Medevac scheme are claiming (a) Universal Credit, (b) PIP and (c) other benefits.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people brought to the United Kingdom under the Gaza scholarship students route claim (a) Universal Credit, (b) PIP and (c) other benefits.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to verify the ongoing residency of non-UK national claimants who have been absent from the UK for more than a month.

26 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Migrants: Means-tested Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals granted Indefinite Leave to Remain since January 2025 had previously claimed means-tested benefits during their qualifying period of residency.

26 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Migrants: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have had their No Recourse to Public Funds status withdrawn since July 2024, broken down by month.

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals have received the State Pension for the following financial years a) 2024/25 b) 2025/2026, and what was the total value of State Pension paid to those non-UK nationals in each

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals have received Pension Credit for the following financial years a) 2024/25 b) 2025/2026, and what was the total value of Pension Credit paid to those non-UK nationals in each of

26 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals have received Winter Fuel Payments for the following financial years a) 2024/25 b) 2025/2026, and what was the total value of Winter Fuel Payments paid to those non-UK national

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: LinkedIn

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many LinkedIn Learning licences were provided to Department for Work and Pensions staff; and what the total cost of those licences was, in each calendar quarter from Q1 2023 to the most recent quart

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost was of centrally provided career coaching, career transition, or redeployment support accessed by Department for Work and Pensions staff in each calendar quarter from Q1 2023 to the

21 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what career coaching, career transition, and redeployment support services are available to staff in his Department through centrally provided civil service programmes.