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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Ongoing work on DWP priorities and performance inquiry

Inquiry by the Work and Pensions Committee, 23 November 2018 to 5 November 2019. Its page on the Parliament website.

Evidence sessions

  • 17 October 2018: Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary, Department of Work and Pensions; Nick Joicey, Finance Director General, Department of Work and Pensions; and Tara Smith, Finance Director Central Services, Department of Work and Pensions
  • 19 December 2018: Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions
  • 24 July 2019: Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, Neil Couling CBE, Change Director General and Senior Responsible Owner, Universal Credit, Department for Work and Pensions, Emma Haddad, Director General - Service Excellence, Department for Work and Pensions
  • 16 October 2019: Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions, and John-Paul Marks, Director General, Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions.