Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for applications to the Kickstart Scheme in (a) Wakefield, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England.

Weare unable to provide location specific processing times as many applications cover multiple areas or even nations within Great Britain. Our aim to process applications within four weeks, although they may take longer if we have to seek additional information from the bidder.