Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent through the Work Programme on (a) attachment payments, (b) job outcome and (c) sustainment payments in Contract Package Areas 12 and 13 since June 2011.

The information cannot be released for publication, as public knowledge of individual contract payments at contract package level would impact on the Department’s ability to negotiate competitive prices in future contract periods and risk some of the Commercial in confidence elements of the Department’s Contracts.