Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of working with external organisations to help address delays to the Access to Work scheme.

Access to Work is continuing to work closely with a wide range of stakeholder groups, including through attendance at the Access to Work Stakeholder Forums in England, Scotland and Wales and engagement with individual stakeholder groups. Through this engagement, we are continuing to provide regular updates on current service levels, recruitment and other activities aimed at improving the customer journey, as well as seeking and responding to feedback from representatives about the current service and planned improvements.