Written question asked by Frank Roy (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2014. It was answered by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Employment and Support Allowance: Motherwell and Wishaw

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Motherwell and Wishaw constituency in receipt of employment support allowance have been subject to sanctions since March 2014.

Answer

The information requested is shown in the table below.

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Sanction Decisions –

Number of individuals with an adverse benefit sanction applied in Motherwell and Wishaw Parliamentary Constituency.:

March 2014 to June 2014.

Month	Total number of adverse Sanction Decisions applied

Mar-14	0
Apr-14	5
May-14	7
Jun-14	0

Source: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.


Notes:
1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential data.
2. This information is published at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

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Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 214353
Session: 2014-15
Subjects: Disqualification Employment and support allowance Motherwell and Wishaw
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk