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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-13more like thismore than 2014-10-13
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Access to Work Programme more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are currently engaging in dialogue with organisations, employers and individuals to guarantee best practice throughout the Access to Work scheme. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL1984 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has conducted a series of meetings and workshops this year with users, disabled people's organisations, employers and other experts to ensure that Access to Work builds on its success in a way that is sustainable and ensures that we can help as many disabled people to fulfil their potential in the workplace as possible.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that larger employers make a contribution to supporting their staff, but we are looking more widely at how we can better support employers to recruit and retain disabled people. We have already made a significant concession on cost share by exempting small employers from cost share, potentially saving businesses with fewer than 50 staff up to £2,400 for each employee who uses the scheme.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
grouped question UIN HL1985 remove filter
question first answered
less than 2014-10-23T14:21:18.5352272Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-23T14:21:18.5352272Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this