Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants in receipt of the limited capability for work element have been sanctioned in the most recent 12 months for which information is available.

Only claimants of employment and support allowance placed in the work related activity group (WRAG) receive the limited capability for work element.

The number of employment and support allowance claimants in the WRAG group who were sanctioned last year is published:

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