Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with learning difficulties have been supported through the Access to Work scheme in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.

A breakdown of the number of people who have had Access to Work provision approved by financial year and recorded primary medical condition can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics

The following special points should be noted:

This is a Type 1 question and response because the statistics requested have already been published. For more information see:

http://wss-fs.link2.gpn.gov.uk/sites/pcd/orwiki/AC intranet/Statisticians/PQ_Guidance_jan_2014.doc