Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long on average people wait for work capability assessments; and which government regions are experiencing the longest waiting times.
The median time from receipt of the ESA50 questionnaire to the completion of the work capability assessment for the period from May 2010 to December 2013, was 74 days (latest data available for new claims to ESA). The regions experiencing the longest waiting times are London and Southern England.