Oral QuestionScotland Office

“What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on legislation that has not received Legislative Consent from the Scottish Parliament.”

Tabled: 8 March 2022Answered: 16 March 2022

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Scotland

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)

Access to Work does an important job, but current delays with the scheme, and our ambition for an 80% rate of employment, point to the need for reform. The consultation, launched in the “Pathways to Work” Green Paper, closed on 30 June. We are reviewing all aspects of the scheme in the light of the responses that we received.