Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has held with the Ministry of Justice on waiting times for social security tribunal hearings.
I have met with the relevant Minister at the Ministry of Justice twice since March, where appeals clearance times was discussed. We are working closely with Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service to both reduce the volume of cases going to appeal, and reduce the length of time it takes for appeals to be heard.