Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Figure 9 of the Department’s publication Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics, April 2019 to March 2026 and the response to FOI2026/95977, how many Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the period covered by that figure recorded “Mental Health Problem” as their only condition within the Mental and Behavioural Disorders ICD-10 chapter.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)

879,800 Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the period April 2019 to March 2026 recorded “Mental Health Problem” as their only condition within the Mental and Behavioural Disorders ICD-10 chapter.

Of those, 143,100 recorded “Mental Health Problem” as their only medical condition overall.

Notes:

1. Medical condition is based on evidence recorded at the WCA. An LCWRA recommendation at WCA is established when a claimant meets any one of the relevant qualifying descriptors, which are applied on a “met / not met” basis. This means the assessment can be concluded before all health conditions are discussed and recorded.

2. Cases in which, due to evidence provided, a decision can be made without an interview-based or paper-based WCA have no medical condition information available on the analytical system data. These filework cases can relate to claimants who are severely or terminally ill, or have other complex conditions and thus may not be representative of the cohort of known medical conditions.

3. Claimants often have complex health issues and can thus be recorded with multiple conditions. Primary conditions are not identified.

4. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 100 and the data supplied is based on bespoke analysis of departmental datasets and has not been certified as National Statistics or Official Statistics.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Figure 9 of the Department’s publication Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics, April 2019 to March 2026 and the response to FOI2026/95977, how many Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the period covered by that figure recorded “Mental Health Problem” as their only medical condition overall.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)

879,800 Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the period April 2019 to March 2026 recorded “Mental Health Problem” as their only condition within the Mental and Behavioural Disorders ICD-10 chapter.

Of those, 143,100 recorded “Mental Health Problem” as their only medical condition overall.

Notes:

1. Medical condition is based on evidence recorded at the WCA. An LCWRA recommendation at WCA is established when a claimant meets any one of the relevant qualifying descriptors, which are applied on a “met / not met” basis. This means the assessment can be concluded before all health conditions are discussed and recorded.

2. Cases in which, due to evidence provided, a decision can be made without an interview-based or paper-based WCA have no medical condition information available on the analytical system data. These filework cases can relate to claimants who are severely or terminally ill, or have other complex conditions and thus may not be representative of the cohort of known medical conditions.

3. Claimants often have complex health issues and can thus be recorded with multiple conditions. Primary conditions are not identified.

4. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 100 and the data supplied is based on bespoke analysis of departmental datasets and has not been certified as National Statistics or Official Statistics.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Figure 9 of the Department’s publication Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics, April 2019 to March 2026 and to the response to FOI2026/95977, how many Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment decisions for non-ESA transition claimants were recorded for each of the 10 most common individual conditions within the ICD-10 chapter “Diseases of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue” in the most recent period covered by that figure.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)

This table details the 10 most frequently recorded conditions in the medical condition group ‘Diseases of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00 - M99)’ for UC WCA decisions, excluding Employment and Support Allowance transitions, January 2022 to February 2026; as aligned with Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics, April 2019 to March 2026 - GOV.UK

Notes:

1. Medical condition is based on evidence recorded at the WCA. An LCWRA recommendation at WCA is established when a claimant meets any one of the relevant qualifying descriptors, which are applied on a “met / not met” basis. This means the assessment can be concluded before all health conditions are discussed and recorded.

2. Cases in which, due to evidence provided, a decision can be made without an interview-based or paper-based WCA have no medical condition information available on the analytical system data. These filework cases can relate to claimants who are severely or terminally ill, or have other complex conditions and thus may not be representative of the cohort of known medical conditions.

3. Claimants often have complex health issues and can thus be recorded with multiple conditions. Primary conditions are not identified.

4. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 100 and the data supplied is based on bespoke analysis of departmental datasets and has not been certified as National Statistics or Official Statistics.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average hourly earnings by single year of age for those aged (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19, (e) 20, (f) 21, (g) 22, (h) 23, (i) 24 and (j) 25 were in each year between 1997 and 2010.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 15th September is attached.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the collection 'Employers: illegal working penalties', last updated on 9th September 2026, whether the Department will publish or provide a record of all illegal working civil penalties issued to UK employers from 1 January 2016, including, for each penalty, the liable party, the business name at which the illegal workers were encountered, the address, postcode and final value of penalty.

Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)

Since 1 January 2016, the Home Office publishes a report each quarter which includes details of illegal working civil penalties naming employers who have:

• not paid or are not making regular payments towards a penalty 28 days after they have exhausted all their objection and/or appeal rights or
• been served with a second or further penalty once they have exhausted all their objection and/or appeal rights regardless of whether any payment has been made.

Non-compliant publications dating back to 1 January 2016 can be found on the National Archive website.

The Department does not plan to publish a record of all illegal working civil penalties issued to UK employers but will continue to keep the policy under review.

Found: Skilled Worker Neil Mulholland Racing Ltd Limpley Stoke Bath Worker (A rating) Skilled Worker Neil O'Brien

Found: Skilled Worker Neil Mulholland Racing Ltd Limpley Stoke Bath Worker (A rating) Skilled Worker Neil O'Brien

Found: Skilled Worker Neil Mulholland Racing Ltd Limpley Stoke Bath Worker (A rating) Skilled Worker Neil O'Brien

Found: Skilled Worker Neil Mulholland Racing Ltd Limpley Stoke Bath Worker (A rating) Skilled Worker Neil O'Brien