To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2009, Official Report, column 684W, on social security benefits: medical examinations, how many of the health care professionals against whom complaints were made under the heading claimants experiences were the subject of more than one complaint and how many health care professionals have been (a) disciplined and (b) dismissed. (283836)

Further to the answer of 22 June 2009, there were 15 health care professionals against whom complaints were made under the heading claimants experiences were the subject of more than one complaint.

The number of health care professionals that have been (a) disciplined is nil and (b) dismissed is nil.