29697 (2023). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

29697 (2023). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the number of drug test sanctions, if any, imposed on working age main benefit clients with children since 2017 by year, broken down by ethnicity, age band, gender, and benefit type?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the member to the attached tables: • Table One: The number of drug test sanctions applied to working age main benefit clients with or without children during the period 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2023 by ethnicity and quarter. • Table Two: The number of drug test sanctions applied to working age main benefit clients with or without children during the period 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2023 by age and quarter. • Table Three: The number of drug test sanctions applied to working age main benefit clients with or without children during the period 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2023 by gender and quarter. • Table Four: The number of drug test sanctions applied to working age main benefit clients with or without children during the period 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2023 by benefit type and quarter. This is also my response to written parliamentary questions 29698 (2023), 29699 (2023) and 29700 (2023).