§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what targets Remploy has been set in its 1995–96 annual performance agreement. [31483]
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§ Miss WiddecombeI have written to the chairman of Remploy approving the 1995–96 annual performance agreement between the Department and the company. This agreement covers the year from 1 April 1995. It has been negotiated by the chief executive of the Employment Service on behalf of my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State. The targets are
the average number of disabled people employed by Remploy Ltd. will be at least 9,200;556Wof which more than 7,200 on average must be employed in factories;at least 125 disabled employees will move from Remploy factories to Interwork having been employed there for at least one year, or from Interwork or factories to open employment;the unit cost of Interwork should be no more than £4,500;Remploy Ltd. will keep within a unit cost target (operating deficit per disabled worker) of £10,400;Choices programme to be in place in every factory.I have today arranged for the text of the annual performance agreement to be placed in the Library.