§ Baroness Platt of Writtleasked Her Majesty's Government:
How Remploy has performed against their 1995–96 annual performance agreement.
§ The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Lord Henley)Now that Remploy has published its report and accounts for 1996 and audited figures are available, I am delighted to confirm that Remploy has exceeded its 1995–96 APA targets. The targets and achievements are contained in the following table:
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Target Achievement The average number of disabled people employed by Remploy at least 9,200 9,334 Average number of disabled people employed in factories no more than 7,200 7,144 The number of disabled employees to move from Remploy factories to Interwork having been employed there for at least 1 year, or from Interwork or factories to open employment. at least 125 177 The unit cost of Interwork to be no more than £4,500 £4,242 Remploy to keep within a unit cost target (operating deficit per disabled worker) of £10,400 £10,175 1Choices programme to be in place in every factory By end March 1996 Available in all factories 1 The Choices programme is a programme designed to give new recruits to Remploy, as well as the Company's existing employees, the opportunity, guidance and training to plan a career best suited to their individual needs. Copies of Remploy's 1996 annual report and accounts have been placed in the Library.