| Heading: |
Department for Work and Pensions: Maladministration |
| Question ID: |
1796993 |
| UIN: |
47919 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5090 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Tom Morrison
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| Asking Member handle: |
thomasmorrison
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@thomasmorrison
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolatory payments for gross inconvenience resulting from official error were made in each of the last five years; and what the (a) shortest and (b) average length of time for such a payment |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-01 |
| 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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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
Although we collect data on the number of consolatory payments authorised, we do not systematically hold the information on the type of error (such as official error) and it would be too costly to review all these records. We do not keep a record of times... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |