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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list for each year since 1993-94 (a) the number of places supported by his Department in the supported placement scheme, (b) the cost per place to the Department, (c) the annual percentage increase in funding to placement sponsors and (d) the annual percentage increase in annual earnings of those supported by the scheme. [55572] Mr. Andrew Smith: I have set out the answers to the hon. Member's questions in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (a) Number of SPS places (b) Cost per place (£) (c) Annual % increase in funding 1993-94 7,461 {1}3,480 {1}6.4 {2}4,310 {2}4.1 1994-95 7,748 4,420 {1}27 {2}4.1 1995-96 8,036 4,530 2.5 1996-97 8,191 4,610 1.8 1997-98 8,448 4,680 1.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Local Authorities {2} Voluntary Bodies Information on the annual earnings of supported employees and the annual percentage increase is not collected from supported employment contractors and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost to the Department and to its contractors. However, it is one of the fundamental conditions of the Supported Employment Programme that sponsors will, in placing disabled people with host employers, ensure that disabled people are paid the same wages as non disabled colleagues doing the same work.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

317 c1010-1W; 55572

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Disability Costs Finance Employment schemes Pay Sponsorship Workstep

Contains statistics

Yes