Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 64848

Unpaid Work: Disability

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 11 July 2025

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effectiveness of (a) the Get Set Progress scheme and (b) paid internship programmes for disabled people; and what discussions he has had with Cab

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Ministers have been encouraged by the briefing they have received on the ‘Get Set Progress’ scheme, but no assessment has been carried out by this department. Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and t...

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