| Heading: |
Social Security Benefits: Digital Technology |
| Question ID: |
1786428 |
| UIN: |
39674 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5338 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Terry Jermy
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| Asking Member handle: |
cllrterryjermy
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@cllrterryjermy
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing (a) digitalisation and (b) automation in the provision of welfare services. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-26 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4979 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Andrew Western
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| Answering Member handle: |
andrewhwestern
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@andrewhwestern
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| Answer text: |
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has already implemented many automation initiatives and remains dedicated to identifying future opportunities for further enhancements. To date, 58 automations have been deployed across the DWP, with 38 of them c... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |