Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who had achieved sustained employment through the Work Programme at the latest date for which figures are available were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic group.

The information requested to answer both questions in relation to the Work Programme referrals and job outcomes by ethnicity and current Work Programme status, up to June 2014, can be found at:

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html

Guidance for users is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance