To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has put in place a contingency strategy for dealing with a work programme provider which experiences financial difficulties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has put in place a contingency strategy for dealing with a work programme provider which experiences financial difficulties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each category of jobseeker he expects to be referred to the Work programme in each month of 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each category of jobseeker he expects to be referred to the Work programme in each month of 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will enable Work programme prime providers to publish the number of jobseekers they have placed into employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will enable Work programme prime providers to publish the number of jobseekers they have placed into employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what comparative assessment he has made of the performance of the Work programme and that of the Flexible New Deal at the same stage of development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what comparative assessment he has made of the performance of the Work programme and that of the Flexible New Deal at the same stage of development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect of the most recent forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility of levels of unemployment on the capacity of work programme providers to deliver their existing contracts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect of the most recent forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility of levels of unemployment on the capacity of work programme providers to deliver their existing contracts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he has had with Work programme providers since the publication of the most recent unemployment forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he has had with Work programme providers since the publication of the most recent unemployment forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the contribution by the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent of 8 December 2011, Official Report, column 418W, on core cities, whether he plans to allow all local authorities to participate in the Work programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the contribution by the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent of 8 December 2011, Official Report, column 418W, on core cities, whether he plans to allow all local authorities to participate in the Work programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how the effectiveness of the Work programme will be measured; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how the effectiveness of the Work programme will be measured; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people over the age of 50 years have found paid employment as a result of the Work programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people over the age of 50 years have found paid employment as a result of the Work programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the likely take-up by businesses of the job subsidies announced in the autumn statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the likely take-up by businesses of the job subsidies announced in the autumn statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has made a risk assessment of the failure or withdrawal of a Work programme prime provider; and if he will place a copy of the outcomes of any such assessment in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he has made a risk assessment of the failure or withdrawal of a Work programme prime provider; and if he will place a copy of the outcomes of any such assessment in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will consider the merits of making the new enterprise allowance available to people on the Work programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will consider the merits of making the new enterprise allowance available to people on the Work programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether Work programme prime contractors are required to set aside funds to work with community and voluntary sector sub-contractors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether Work programme prime contractors are required to set aside funds to work with community and voluntary sector sub-contractors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many times sanctions have been recommended by providers of work programmes in the last year; and how many times sanctions have been imposed on claimants in the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many times sanctions have been recommended by providers of work programmes in the last year; and how many times sanctions have been imposed on claimants in the last year.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which objectives for the Work Programme the Transparency Indicators announced in the Open Service White Paper will show as being met or not met.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which objectives for the Work Programme the Transparency Indicators announced in the Open Service White Paper will show as being met or not met.

My right honourable friend the Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to announce today the details of a new youth contract, which includes a range of additional help for unemployed young people, building on the support...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Chris Grayling) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to announce today the details of a new youth contract, which includes a range of additional help for unemployed young people, building on the support...

I am pleased to announce today the details of a new Youth Contract, which includes a range of additional help for unemployed young people, building on the support already available through Jobcentre Plus and the Work programme. This will include more intensive support for all 18 to 24-year-olds including additional...

I am pleased to announce today the details of a new Youth Contract, which includes a range of additional help for unemployed young people, building on the support already available through Jobcentre Plus and the Work programme. This will include more intensive support for all 18 to 24-year-olds including additional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been paid in attachment fees in each Work programme contract area in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been paid in attachment fees in each Work programme contract area in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) each ethnic group and (b) of each client type have been referred to the Work programme's prime contractors in each contract area in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) each ethnic group and (b) of each client type have been referred to the Work programme's prime contractors in each contract area in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which private sector organisations have signed a contract with his Department for delivery of the Work Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which private sector organisations have signed a contract with his Department for delivery of the Work Programme.