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Employment

Volume 487: debated on Thursday 29 January 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to undertake an assessment of employment retention assessments as referred to in his Department’s White Paper, “Raising expectations and increasing support: reforming welfare for the future”. (248546)

As outlined in the White Paper, “Raising expectations and increasing support: reforming welfare for the future”, we will work across Government and with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to consider including appropriate references to employment retention assessments in the guidance and code(s) of practice that will accompany the Equality Bill.

In addition, DWP and the Office for Disability Issues will examine options to deliver a cross-Government employment retention strategy for disabled people as part of the development of the Independent Living Strategy.