Gareth Thomas – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-01-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have suffered a six-month or longer period of sickness in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Justin Tomlinson

Department for Work and Pensions does not routinely capture management information on the number of people who have suffered a six-month or longer period of sickness.