Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department issues to GPs on the provision of fit notes for patients who are undergoing an appeal for employment and support allowance.

The Department provides  guidance on the benefits system for GPs which is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-short-guide-to-the-benefit-system-for-general-practitioners.