Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions were imposed by his Department in each of the last six years; and if he will make a statement.

The available information on Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance sanction decisions in Great Britain is published and can be found at:

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk

Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html