Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with cancer have been placed in the work-related activity group in (a) each of the last five years and (b) total since the introduction of employment and support allowance.

The specific information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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