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Social Security Benefits: Family Planning

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 104747

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the benefits system on family planning.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Department has not made such an assessment.

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