Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Department manages the Jointly Managed Engagement Team; and how many members of staff from (a) HM Treasury and (b) his Department work in that team.

The HMRC Jointly Managed Engagement Team (JMET) currently has 10 members of staff that are jointly funded by HMRC and DWP. These staff sit in HMRC and are managed on a day to day basis by HMRC. However, DWP has regular Management Team meetings with JMET to discuss working arrangements, issue resolution processes and employers who regularly report Real Time Information late, in order to provide them with on-going support and education.