Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of outstanding employment and support allowance assessments in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Caerphilly County Borough.

The information available for the number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants by phase of claim, by parliamentary constituency, local authority and Great Britain is published and can be found at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp

Guidance for users is available at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp

Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland.

http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm