Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many patients diagnosed with terminal brain tumours have been (a) placed in the work-related activity group and (b) required to attend interviews by DWP officers administering benefits.

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

The honourable lady might be interested to know that people diagnosed with a terminal illness, where as a consequence of that disease their life expectancy is reasonably believed to be six months or less, will not need to have a face-to-face assessment. They will be treated as having limited capability for work-related activity and will be placed in the Employment and Support Allowance Support Group, or Universal Credit equivalent, where they are not required to take part in any work-related activity, including attending interviews with DWP officers.

Claims made under these rules have a decision made on their entitlement as quickly as possible.