PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Work Programme (6 November 2014)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many specialist disability organisations were participating as sub-contractors in the Work Programme (a) when Work Programme contracts were first issued, (b) when the first stocktake was taken and (c) according to the most recent stocktake.

Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)

In respect of Point a), Work Programme Contracts were first issued in June 2011.

For points b and c), from the stock take it is not possible to identify Specialist Disability Organisations specifically. The stock take identifies the name of each subcontractor; the sector they are from (Private, Public or Voluntary) and the Tier they deliver to either Tier 1(end to end delivery) or Tier 2 (specialist provision). The stock take is published on a regular basis. The latest iteration (Sept 2013) can be found using the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/organisations-that-supply-services-to-the-work-programme-providers

Answered by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)
11 November 2014