Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on hearing appeals in Social Security and Child Support Tribunals relating to (a) employment support allowance and (b) personal independence payment claims in each year since 2009-10.
The information requested is not held centrally. The cost of hearings for employment support allowance and personal independence payment are included in the overall cost of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Appeal).