Welfare to Work

Danny Alexander
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) when his Department expects to respond to the report by David Freud Reducing Dependency, Increasing Opportunity: Options for the future of Welfare to Work published on 5 March 2007;

(2) what steps he has taken to promote the opportunity to comment on proposals in the report by David Freud Reducing Dependency, Increasing Opportunity: Options for the future of Welfare to Work among private and voluntary sector welfare to work organisations.

Mr. Jim Murphy
On 26 March 2007, the Secretary of State invited all stakeholders to send in their views. A number of stakeholder seminars have also taken place to gather views on David Freud's recommendations.

The Government's response to the Freud report will be published in the summer.