Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming employment and support allowance have been taken off that benefit after being found fit for work following a work capability assessment since October 2013; and how many such people have subsequently been awarded jobseeker's allowance.

The information requested for those found fit for work following an Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment is published and can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-claims-made-to-june-2014-and-appeals-to-dec-2014

The information requested in respect of those who have subsequently been awarded Jobseeker's Allowance is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.