Witnesses Robyn Fairman, Strategic Lead, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark Pathways to Employment programme, Mat Ainsworth, Greater Manchester Lead for Employment Initiatives, New Economy, Dr David Halpern, What Works National Adviser, Cabinet Office, Kris Krasnowski, Director, Central London Forward, and Theresa Grant,Chief Executive Lead for Employment and Skills, Greater Manchester Combined Authority; Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, Minister for Employment, Matt Thurstan, Director, Senior Management and Business Management Team, Contracted Employment Provision Directorate, and Iain Walsh, Director, Labour Market and International Affairs, Department for Work and Pensions.
Witnesses Sam Hanes, Principal Advisor and Head, Labour Market and Economic Growth, The Behavioual Insights Team, Dave Simmonds, Chief Executive, Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion, Kirsty McHugh, Chief Executive, Employment Related Services Association, and Tom Gash, Director of Research, Institute for Government; Liz Armstrong, Director of Health and Wellbeing & Integrated Services, APM UK, Christine Chang, Investment Director, Big Society Capital, Dan Jones, Director of Innovation Lab, Nesta, and Steve Hawkins, Chief Executive, Pluss (at 4.30pm).