HC Deb 01 March 2000 vol 345 c309W
Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on current developments at Remploy. [110371]

Ms Hodge

[holding answer 21 February 2000]: A new Chairman, Alan Pedder, took up appointment on 5 January 2000. He has been working with his Board to develop a strategy for the Company.

The key elements of the strategy are to: create more opportunities for disabled people, including continued expansion of Interwork and support for disabled people to progress to unsubsidised jobs; use existing Remploy factories more effectively to provide training and development, as well as work, for their employees, thus supporting people to progress both within and outside Remploy; continue to modernise factories to drive for increased business opportunities; streamline the commercial management and administration of the Company; increase marketing initiatives to generate new sales.