Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 March 2022, HCWS700 and the statement relating to no plans to reduce headcount, whether agreement has been reached with the PCS union on guaranteeing ongoing equivalent employment for staff affected.

The Department continues to engage with the PCS union. The priority of the Department is to retain, retrain and redeploy staff to DWP offices and other Government Departments in the area to avoid redundancies.