§ Baroness Galeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What targets Remploy has been set in its 2000–01 Annual Performance Agreement. [HL3733]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone)My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment and Equal Opportunities has 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 honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education and Employment. The targets are:
The average number of disabled people employed by Remploy Ltd will be 10,400;
119WAThe 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.
The text of the Annual Performance Agreement has been placed in the Library.