Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the final cost of terminating the welfare to work contracts made before May 2010.

We have interpreted the question as referring to the early cancellation of Flexible New Deal (FND) contracts in 2011.

I would draw your attention to the DWP Annual Accounts 2011-12 (page 174) FND exit costs.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214340/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-2012.pdf