The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated February 2009:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking; how many people flowed from Jobseeker's Allowance to paid employment in each year since 2001, how many people came off Jobseeker's Allowance in each year since 2001, and how many people flowed off Jobseeker's Allowance onto incapacity benefit in each year since 2001. (255649, 255682, 255686)""The table shows a breakdown of the destination of off-flows recorded by Jobcentre Plus in each year since 2001.""Information on the destination of off-flows from Jobseeker's Allowance comes from a form completed by Jobcentre Plus employees when terminating a claim. Although effort is made to complete the termination as accurately as possible for each claim, there are a significant proportion of off-flows that fall into non-specific categories such as ceased claiming, not known and failed to sign." Table 1: Destination of off-flows from jobseeker's allowance Into paid employment¹ Claimed incapacity benefit All other specified reasons Not known² Total 2001 1,402,480 128,410 434,590 848,085 2,813,565 2002 1,324,640 118,725 466,660 892,095 2,802,120 2003 1,239,685 112,075 465,940 895,200 2,712,900 2004 1,107,175 102,150 440,430 883,925 2,533,680 2005 984,225 93,045 405,130 913,115 2,395,515 2006 983,495 97,450 415,990 1,041,685 2,538,600 2007 955,120 102,405 469,355 1,091,420 2,618,300 2008 938,735 85,045 484,050 1,109,925 2,617,755 ¹ Either found work or increased work to 16+ hours per week. ² Includes ceased claiming and failed to sign. Note: Data are rounded to the nearest five.