HC Deb 25 January 1994 vol 236 cc221-2W
Sir John Hannam

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the disability organisations with which he has met to discuss the requirement upon employers to pay a contribution towards the purchase of special equipment and services for disabled employees enshrined in the access to work proposals.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has met representatives of the Royal National Institute for the Blind, the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, MENCAP, the Spinal Injuries Association, RADAR and Deaf Accord to discuss several aspects of the new scheme access to work which he announced on 22 June 1993,Official Report, column 102.

Mr. Butterfill

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement outlining how he intends to monitor the effectiveness of his Department's access to work proposals.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

A full evaluation of access to work will be carried out after its first full year of operation. The evaluation will consider the effectiveness of access to work in meeting its stated aims and will consider statistical information provided by placing assessment and counselling teams, as well as information provided through research.