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 whether there is a sufficient number of part-time vacancies on the Universal Jobmatch site suitable for carers and lone parents with pre-school aged children who will be required to look for work in order to receive universal credit.

We have made no assessment of the sufficiency of the number of roles with part time or flexible hours advertised on Universal Jobmatch. However, full-time roles can be explored on a part-time basis and vice versa.