Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of mandatory reconsiderations have been determined within two weeks.

In December 2014 the department published an ad-hoc release of experimental statistics on mandatory reconsideration (MR) requests made between 28^th October 2013 and 31st October 2014. This included data which showed that on average it took 13 days to clear an ESA MR request.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014

DWP plans to incorporate information on MR into existing regular statistical publications, including information on clearance times. However, before a decision to publish is made DWP statisticians need to ensure that the data is accurate and fit for purpose. When a decision has been made and as each publication is ready, we will pre-announce the improvements in accordance with the UKSA release protocols.