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Written question asked by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 March 2010. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Employment and Support Allowance

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average length of time was between a referral from Jobcentre Plus and the first appointment with a Pathways to Work provider for claimants of incapacity benefit or employment and support allowance in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer

[holding answer 2 March 2010]: Information on the length of time between a referral and the date when a provider conducts the first work-focused interview is not published and could be made available only at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c306W; 319975
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Pathways to work programme
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk