Written question asked by Shaun Davies (Labour) on Monday, 9 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 February 2026 (named day). It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 23 February 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Employment Schemes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the in-house design and development of the replacement for his Department's Find a Job digital service, what information his Department holds on the number of civil servants and external contractors involved in the service; the number of hours civil servants and external contractors have spent working on the service; and what estimate he has made of the level of spending on external contractors required to deliver and operate the service.