Social Security: Wales

(asked on 1st February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department most recently assessed the potential merits of extending to Wales the devolution of powers on social security afforded to Scotland.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 7th February 2022

Social security is a reserved matter in Wales. The UK Government has no plans to re-visit the devolution settlement confirmed in the Wales Act 2017.

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