Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time between a claimant's benefits being (a) stopped and (b) reinstated was following allegations of fraud by her Department having been (i) dropped and (ii) successfully appealed against in each year since 2015, for (A) universal credit, (B) employment and support allowance and (C) job seeker's allowance.

The Department does not hold this information. When we suspend benefits due to suspected fraud, we strive to resolve the case quickly, including reinstating benefits as soon as possible if fraud is no longer suspected.