Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Chancellor’s summer economic update of 8 July, how many of the 30,000 work coaches will be allocated to each (a) devolved nation and (b) constituency.

It is too soon in the recruitment process to be able to identify how many of the new work coaches will be allocated to each devolved nation or constituency. However, Scotland plans to recruit c450 new work coaches between now and the end of October in the first wave of recruitment. Central England and Wales region will recruit c1200 new work coaches in the same time period, split between Central England and Wales. Further planned recruitment later in the year will grow these numbers.