Employment schemes

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on employment schemes. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

DateDescription
08.02.2013Apprenticeship statistics
This note presents and analyses data on the number of people starting apprenticeships in England.
05.02.2013Remploy
This note provides an overview of Remploy and the withdrawal of government subsidies from Remploy factories.
28.11.2012Work Programme
Overview of the Government's main welfare-to-work scheme designed to tackle long-term unemployment.
23.11.2012New Enterprise Allowance
The New Enterprise Allowance is a government scheme designed to help unemployed people who want to start their own business.
14.09.2012Constituency Casework: Training
This note provides Members of Parliament and their staff with information related to frequently asked questions from constituents about training.

Research Papers

DateDescription
30.09.2005Employment and Training Programmes for the Unemployed Volume I: recent developments and the New Deal programmes
30.09.2005Employment and Training Programmes for the Unemployed Volume II: Other programmes and pilots
10.02.2003Employment and Training Programmes for the Unemployed
Employment and training programmes for unemployment. Commons Library Research Paper 03/13.
19.10.2000Employment and training programmes for the unemployed
Employment and training programmes for the unemployed. House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/81.
19.02.1999Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill (Bill 44 of 1998/99)
Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill (Bill 44 of 1998/99). House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/19.

Select Committee Reports

DateDescription
03.03.2010Management and Administration of Contracted Employment Programmes.
Work and Pensions Select Committee report [Commons]
13.05.2009DWP's commissioning strategy and the flexible New Deal.
Government response. Department for Work and Pensions; Work and Pensions Select Committee report [Commons]
25.02.2009DWP's commissioning strategy and the flexible New Deal.
Work and Pensions Select Committee report [Commons]

Early Day Motions

DateDescription
07.02.2012NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 2012
That this House welcomes National Apprenticeship Week 2012, run by the National Apprenticeship Service, from 6 to 10 February 2012, which aims to raise the profile of apprenticeships ...
06.02.2012APPRENTICES AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
That this House believes that public procurement should be used to boost the number of British apprentices; notes that the Department forWork and Pensions' (DWP) new Apprenticeship ...
31.10.2011CLOSURE OF JOBCENTRE PLUS OFFICES
That this House is concerned at the ongoing programme of job cuts and office closures in the Jobcentre Plus network; notes that since May 2010 40 jobcentres and benefit processing offices ...
19.07.2011SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY AND APPRENTICESHIPS
That this House regrets the proposed closure of some ofthe Skills Funding Agency's regional offices; opposes these closures and cutbacks which will lead to the loss of 430 jobs this ...
13.05.2011JOBCENTRE PLUS CLOSURES
That this House notes with concern the Jobcentre Plus announcement of the closure of five contact centres at Caerphilly, Clydebank, Grimsby, Liverpool and Preston and 17 benefit processing ...

POST Papers

DateDescription
11.07.2012Assessing Capacity for Work
This briefing discusses the role of the Work Capability Assessment and its suitability as a gateway to benefit.
03.10.2011An Ageing Workforce
This POSTnote examines the main challenges to the participation and productivity of older people in the workforce.

Glossary

  • Research Papers (RP) - briefings produced by the House of Commons Library on Bills, topical issues and regular statistics
  • Standard Notes (SN) - shorter, topical briefings from the Commons Library
  • Early Day Motions (EDMs) - formal motions submitted by MPs in the House of Commons
  • POST Notes - short briefing notes produced by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
  • Lords Library Notes (LLN) - an occasional series of papers compiled by the House of Lords Library