Oral Answers to Questions

Derek Twigg Excerpts

Monday 1st July 2013 Commons Chamber

[Esther McVey]

I congratulate my hon. Friend on the work she is doing. Employers have the jobs and young people want those jobs, so getting them together is key. That is precisely what we will be doing when we launch our new employment strategy: getting together all the FTSE 100 companies, SMEs and young disabled entrepreneurs so that they can employ people and share best practice.

[Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)]

The Minister has mentioned programmes that help disabled people get into work, but how many of those people remained in work 12 months after they got a job?

[Esther McVey]

Of the nearly 13,000 people who have started on Work Choice, a third—30%—have stayed in work. That situation has improved, but we want to do more, so we are starting the “disability confident” campaign, which will, we hope, help to achieve better outcomes.