A question on #WorkAndHealthProgramme tabled by Steve Darling on 30-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Work and Health Programme
Question ID: 1817938
UIN: 63711
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-30
Asking Member ID: 5066
Asking Member display name: Steve Darling
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Steve Darling
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the Work and Health programme that last took applicants in September 2024.
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: The decision to end the Work and Health Programme was made by the previous Administration. The Government is committed to reducing the disability employment gap. We have a clear ambition to raise the overall employment rate to 80%. We are delivering the b...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true