Statement on specialist disability employment
11 July 2012 (updated on 11 July 2012)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Maria Miller, made a statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday 10 July on Remploy, specialist disability employment services
Remploy
The statement follows the publication of the Sayce Review, "Getting in, staying in and getting on: Disability employment support fit for the future" in June 2011 and the Government response to the review published in July 2011. These documents can be found on the Department for Work and Pensions website.
- Getting in, staying in and getting on: Disability employment support fit for the future (PDF 1.47MB)
- Specialist Disability Support Programmes Government Response (PDF 274KB)
Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions, Ann McGuire, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on Employment and Training in the Topics section.
- Parliament TV: Statement on specialist disability employment
- Commons Hansard: Statement on specialist disability employment
- Topics: Employment and training
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