Emily Thornberry – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-10-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming (a) jobseeker’s allowance, (b) employment and support allowance and (c) income support who were sanctioned in the last 12 months moved into work within one month of being sanctioned.

Priti Patel

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.