To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individual claims for employment and support allowance were rejected after the individual participated in a work capability assessment up to the end of February 2009; and how many and what proportion of those rejected claimants were moved on to jobseeker’s allowance. (291281)

[holding answer 16 September 2009]: National level statistics on the Work Capability Assessment covering Great Britain were published on 13 October 2009 and are available via the ONS Publication Hub. A copy of the publication has been placed in the Library and be accessed directly on the website at:

http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/workingage/esa_wca.asp

Information on movement to Jobseeker’s Allowance is not yet available but is expected to become available next year.