Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds data on the number of business owners suffering with chronic illnesses.

In 2021/22, there were a total of 660,000 self-employed working age (16-64) individuals in the UK who reported a long-term health condition that affected their day-to-day activities, therefore classifying them as disabled.*

*Source: The employment of disabled people 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), table EMP003)