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 (a) demographic and (b) socio-economic characteristics of people receiving (i) Employment and Support Allowance and (ii) the health-related elements of Universal Credit who do not receive Personal Independence Payment or Disability Living Allowance.

The department aims to publish a range of information on claimants of Employment and Support Allowance and the health element of Universal Credit in due course, and will pre-announce any publication in line with normal statistical practices.