A question on #AccessToWorkProgramme #SelfEmployed tabled by Laurence Turner on 30-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Access to Work Programme: Self-employed
Question ID: 1817942
UIN: 63906
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-30
Asking Member ID: 5234
Asking Member display name: Laurence Turner
Asking Member handle: larry_turner
Asking Member Twitter reference: @larry_turner
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for (a) self-employed and (b) freelancer applications to Access to Work.
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: We do not hold separate average processing time data for (a) self-employed and (b) freelancer applications to Access to Work. These types of applications are included within the overall Access to Work processing time. The current average processing time f...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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