Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent work coaches are employed by her Department in each region.

The total number of full-time equivalent Work Coaches employed by the Department is 14,007, broken down as follows:

Central England and Wales – 3,603

North of England – 3,852

Scotland – 1,414

South of England – 5,138