Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to first publish data on Work and Health Programme outcomes; and how often her Department plans to do so subsequently.

The publication of Work and Heath Programme data is still at the planning stage and current plans are for official statistics to be produced in the autumn of 2018. The frequency of the statistics will be established as part of the planning process.

Significant progress has been made in the delivery of the Work and Health Programme which will be fully available across England and Wales by March 2018. The Programme will provide support for around 245,000 disabled people, priority groups and the long term unemployed, with the objective to support individuals within these groups to find sustained employment.

This is a significant step to help thousands of disabled people across England and Wales get the support they need to move away from benefits and find lasting work and underlines the Government commitment to improving employment outcomes for disabled people. We have committed to a clear and time-bound goal to see 1 million more disabled people into work over the next 10 years with the Work and Health Programme contributing towards this aim.