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Written question asked by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 June 2015. It was answered by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 July 2015 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Work Programme

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of devolving the Work Programme to Metro Mayors and Combined Authorities.

Answer

We have committed to explore joint commissioning for next round of Work Programme contracts with Greater Manchester, London, Sheffield and Leeds. We are working with these areas to assess the feasibility for this approach.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4342
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Devolution Local government Work programme
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk