Question follow-through · 117589
Work Capability Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions in the last five years Work Capability Assessors have exceeded minimum daily assessment requirements.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 3 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 9 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions in the last five years Work Capability Assessors have exceeded minimum daily assessment requirements.
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department for Work and Pensions has not set a specified number of Work Capability Assessments that health professionals (HP) are expected to complete per day. The number of assessments completed can vary depending on the type of assessment (telephone...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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