§ Ms Dari TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what targets Remploy has been set in its 2000–01 Annual Performance Agreement. [133781]
§ Ms HodgeI have, on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, written to the Chairman of Remploy approving the 2000–01 Annual Performance Agreement between the Department and the Company. This agreement covers the year from 1 April 2000. It has been negotiated by the Chief Executive of the Employment Service on behalf of my right hon. Friend. The targets are
the average number of disabled people employed by Remploy Ltd. will be 10,400;the average number of disabled people employed under the Interwork scheme will be 4,400;the average number of progressions will increase to 700;Remploy Ltd. will maintain a total unit cost target (operating deficit per disabled worker) of £9,600.I have today arranged for the text of the Annual Performance Agreement to be placed in the Library.