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Jesse Norman Excerpts

Monday 3rd November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire) (Con)]

12. What steps he is taking to help people with disabilities into work.

[The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Harper)]

There is a range of provision to help disabled people, including the Work programme, Work Choice and Access to Work. We also launched our Disability Confident campaign to promote disabled people to employers.

[Jesse Norman]

I thank the Minister for that reply. Jobseekers with learning difficulties need support that jobcentres sometimes struggle to provide. They often do better when placed in social enterprises like Pack-IT Hereford in my constituency. Will he take steps to encourage such placements, and join me in congratulating Pack-IT Hereford on its work?

[Mr Harper]

I do indeed join my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour in congratulating Pack-IT Hereford on its work. That is one of a range of opportunities that we are looking at to get more people with learning disabilities into work.