Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 March 2023 on Pensions Dashboard Update, HCWS594, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed (a) directly by his Department and (b) by the Money and Pensions Service to support the delivery of the Pensions Dashboard Programme.

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has set up the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) to deliver pensions dashboards. As of 28 February 2023, there are 41.4 full-time equivalent staff who are directly employed from MaPS to work on Programme delivery.

Although DWP staff are not directly involved with delivery at the Programme, as I stated in the Written Ministerial Statement, published on 2 March 2023, DWP will play a full role in the reset of the Programme.