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Social Security Benefits: Wales

Asked by Ann DaviesPlaid CymruDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 57504

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) what specific matters were discussed during and (b) what were the outcomes of her meeting with the First Minister of Wales on the Pathways to Work Green Paper on 4 June 2025.

Answered by Andrew Western

The meeting between Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the First Minister of Wales on 4th June 2025 was a positive discussion about areas of mutual interest, including the UK Government’s commitment to reforming the system of health and disability benefits so that it promotes and enables employment among as many people as possible.

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