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	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to extend the Access to Work programme to incorporate work experience and internships.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	64341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Access to Work scheme has already been extended to support self-arranged work experience and Supported Internships in line with guidance set out in paragraphs 123 – 140 which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541858/access-to-work-staff-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541858/access-to-work-staff-guide.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This was announced by the then Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey on 16 July 2013.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/02/2017 12:22:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

692077

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to extend the Access to Work programme so that disabled people have support plans in place before an employment offer.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	64342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department has published an Access to Work pre-employment eligibility letter for individuals, their employers or potential employers in order to provide an indication of the help that people may be able to receive from the Access to Work scheme. This letter has been updated to include reference to both mental health support and coverage of apprentices, and can be found here. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-work-eligibility-letter-for-employees-and-employers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-work-eligibility-letter-for-employees-and-employers</a></p><p> </p><p>We are also promoting Access to Work and producing case studies to illustrate how the scheme can support people in a range of settings and how it makes a positive difference to disabled people’s working lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/02/2017 12:07:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick