Posted: May 14th, 2008, 12:05pm BST
Another question has appeared in parliament around the effectiveness of employment schemes:
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he has taken to measure the effectiveness of specialist disability employment service providers from all sectors working with specific impairment groups, including deaf people, under the (a) Pathways to Work, (b) Flexible New Deal, (c) New Deal for Disabled People, (d) Remploy and (e) Workstep schemes.
Anne McGuire (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions; Stirling, Labour)
All Department for Work and Pensions contracts with employment service providers, including specialist disability employment service providers, contain the performance standards required. Professional contract managers ...