Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect the introduction of work coaches has had on the number of disabled people in receipt of universal credit.

No such assessment has been undertaken. We continue to evaluate progress as we roll out the full Universal Credit service nationally, in a careful and co-ordinated way, reviewing against key measures, to ensure safe and secure delivery. This includes reviewing the way our work coaches engage with and best support claimants with disabilities and/ or health conditions.