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Pat McFadden
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(13 years ago)
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Maria Miller
I am very happy to discuss an individual case such as that with the hon. Lady if she would like to talk to me at another point.
Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East) (Lab)
Has the Minister with responsibility for disabled people received any reports of Remploy factories having to turn away work? If so, does she agree that, at a time when there is criticism of the financial performance of some of those factories, that would be perverse given that we want those factories to be taking on as much work as possible?
Maria Miller
The Government are absolutely committed to Remploy and are continuing to fund the modernisation plan. As the right hon. Gentleman knows, we are looking at the future of Remploy—not just the factories, but employment services. If he has particular examples of current practice that he is concerned about, I would be delighted to talk to him about that. I am not aware of any such business being turned away.