§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what fee will be paid to private sector contractors for placing lone parents in work under the parent plus scheme; [19059]
(2) what restrictions will apply to the type of work in which lone parents will be placed by private contractors before receiving their fee under the parent plus scheme; [19106]
(3) what fee private sector contractors will be paid for placing lone mothers in part-time work under the parent plus scheme; [19060]
(4) what period of time a lone parent will have to remain in work before a fee is paid to the contractor for placing them in work under the parent plus scheme. [19061]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellThe contracting process is still underway. Details of contracts will not be finally agreed until this process is completed. It is expected that contracts will be awarded at the end of March.
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