Monday 10th December 2012

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey
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I will indeed meet the hon. Gentleman at his earliest possible convenience and mine.

Nick de Bois Portrait Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con)
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Is not the reality that there is a total consensus among disabled people’s organisations and charities that segregated employment is not really the model for the 21st century?

Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey
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My hon. Friend is correct; more and more people are calling for disabled people to be in mainstream jobs. I believe in choice and that people should choose where they wish to work, but mainstream work is what most people must aim for.