Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people on incapacity benefits suffer from mental health conditions; and what proportion of those people have undergone treatment for their mental health condition in each of the last 10 years.

The number of people on incapacity benefits with mental and behavioural disorders is published and can be found at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp

Guidance for users can be found at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp

Proportions can be calculated using the published figures.

The information on treatment of such conditions is not collected.