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The House of Commons business list for 25 June includes a select committee statement on the Work and Pensions Committee report into employment support for disabled people and the Connect to Work programme. The statement is due to be made by Debbie Abrahams, the Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth.
The issue falls within the Department for Work and Pensions’ wider reform agenda, including attempts to increase employment among disabled people and people with health conditions. The Connect to Work programme has been presented as part of the Government’s approach to personalised employment support.
The statement gives MPs an opportunity to raise questions about implementation, funding and the evidence behind the programme. It also comes as ministers face wider scrutiny over welfare policy, disability support and the relationship between employment targets and claimant protections.