§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress they have made to fulfil their commitment to develop and publish A Framework for Vocational Rehabilitation; and when they expect this to be published. [HL1416]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)Good progress has been made to fulfil the Government's commitment to develop and publish a Framework for Vocational Rehabilitation by late summer 2004. The Government are currently working with stakeholders to take forward the following work strands: drawing out the key messages from existing reviews and research into vocational rehabilitation; learning the lessons from what we currently do; and gathering additional information from stakeholders.