Baroness Sherlock

That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 2 March.

That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 118, the Schedule, Clauses 119 to 123, Title.

I am grateful to the noble Lord both for the history lesson and for his support. Access to Work has many challenges, but getting people to apply for it is not chief among them. On…

I commend the noble Baroness for the really interesting and innovative work she has done in the past, and for her commitment to this area. It is always a pleasure to debate these…

I commend the noble Lord for raising these issues. I am really grateful to him for having been in touch with me, and I look forward to discussing this more with him directly. The…

The right reverend Prelate raises a very important point. The Government hope there will be more demand for support. In reviewing Access to Work, we also have to review the whole…

My Lords, the noble Lord makes an important point: the scheme helps people to get into and stay in work. It is incredibly wide-ranging, covering anything from a customer applying…

I thank the noble Lord for his question and for his kind words. He raises a really important point. One of the things we have discovered, both through our general work with employ…

I share my noble friend’s view of the importance of supporting people into work; that is what Access to Work is there to do. The NAO report, published last month, is a really help…

My Lords, Access to Work is a demand-led, personalised discretionary grant programme, which supports the recruitment and retention of disabled people in employment. As part of sta…