A question on #EmploymentSchemes #LearningDisability tabled by Sarah Champion on 10-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Employment Schemes: Learning Disability
Question ID: 1811091
UIN: 58640
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-10
Asking Member ID: 4267
Asking Member display name: Sarah Champion
Asking Member handle: SarahChampionMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @SarahChampionMP
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 rolling out sheltered employment work schemes for adults with learning disabilities.
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Date answered: 2025-06-18
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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: There is an international and domestic evidence-base demonstrating that sheltered employment, when delivered in line with one of the recognised Supported Employment models, is effective in supporting disabled people, people with health conditions and comp...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true