To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether there are measures in place to prevent Remploy factories employing able-bodied people when there are unemployed disabled people who have the necessary skills. (106135)

The Department receives assurance that Remploy actively seek to recruit disabled people for all their vacancies. The company will only employ non-disabled people where they need to fill a vacancy to ensure business continuity and there are no existing employees or disabled people with the necessary skills available who can fill that vacancy. Remploy have systems in place to ensure that disabled people have priority in applying for any vacancies with the company.