Department for Work and Pensions
Ministers who have held posts here
| Minister | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilian Greenwood | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Jul 2026 | present |
| Baroness Smith of Malvern | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Sep 2025 | present |
| Dame Diana Johnson | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Sep 2025 | Jul 2026 |
| Torsten Bell | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Jan 2025 | present |
| Emma Reynolds | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Jul 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Sir Stephen Timms | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Jul 2024 | present |
| Alison McGovern | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Jul 2024 | Sep 2025 |
| Mims Davies | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Apr 2024 | Jul 2024 |
| Laura Trott | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Oct 2022 | Nov 2023 |
| Mims Davies | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Oct 2022 | Apr 2024 |
| Alex Burghart | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 |
| Baroness Coffey | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Sep 2019 | Sep 2022 |
| Mims Davies | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Jul 2019 | Jul 2022 |
| Esther McVey | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Jan 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| Dame Caroline Dinenage | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Jun 2017 | Jan 2018 |
| Damian Hinds | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Jul 2016 | Jan 2018 |
| Priti Patel | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Cabinet) | May 2015 | Jul 2016 |
| Esther McVey | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Cabinet) | Jul 2014 | Mar 2015 |
| Esther McVey | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Oct 2013 | Jul 2014 |
| Esther McVey | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Sep 2012 | Oct 2013 |
| Sir Iain Duncan Smith | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | May 2010 | Mar 2016 |
| Sir Stephen Timms | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform) | Jan 2008 | Oct 2008 |
| Sir Stephen Timms | Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | May 2005 | May 2006 |
Questions answered by this department
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) what steps the Department is taking to reduce waiting times for
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for the most recent Pension Credit take-up figures, and what steps
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is between a claimant reporting childcare cos
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolatory payments awarded in a final complaint response
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under which main disabling condition category children with Down sy
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what considerations his Department has made on whether public pensi
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Department holds more detailed condition data for child
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many childcare cost declarations were verified after the end of
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship va
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Sutton Trust’s Staying the Course report, pub
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the quality and consiste
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department’s announcement of 1 October 2026 o
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact on
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recordings made by his Department of advice given during ph
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the apprenticeship budget was for 2025/26; what proportion of t
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what social security-related data sharing agreements are in place b
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support employment by increasing skills