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431420

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department plans to monitor the Government's progress on halving the disability employment gap; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	17116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Progress against the disability employment gap is a key factor in progress towards full employment. This is consistent with the Government’s manifesto commitment which said ‘as part of our objective to achieve full employment, we will aim to halve the disability employment gap’. The annual report on progress towards full employment will include an update on the Government’s progress towards halving the disability employment gap.</p><br /><p>Bringing disabled people out of inactivity and into employment increases the productive capacity of the economy. While it is not possible to quantify exactly the economic impact of halving the disability employment gap, it would directly benefit both the individuals affected, through higher employment allowing more people to support themselves and their families, and also the wider economy, by supporting economic growth and the public finances.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 17117 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:17:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

431421

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy of halving the disability employment gap; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	17117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Progress against the disability employment gap is a key factor in progress towards full employment. This is consistent with the Government’s manifesto commitment which said ‘as part of our objective to achieve full employment, we will aim to halve the disability employment gap’. The annual report on progress towards full employment will include an update on the Government’s progress towards halving the disability employment gap.</p><br /><p>Bringing disabled people out of inactivity and into employment increases the productive capacity of the economy. While it is not possible to quantify exactly the economic impact of halving the disability employment gap, it would directly benefit both the individuals affected, through higher employment allowing more people to support themselves and their families, and also the wider economy, by supporting economic growth and the public finances.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 17116 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:17:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

91104

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the employment rate is for people (a) born with a disability and (b) disabled later in life.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	208574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>This information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 11/09/2014 15:10:52 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

100269

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the support available to disabled people in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	211336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work provides practical and financial support with the additional costs faced by individuals whose health or disability affects the way they do their job.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the Sayce review, the government committed to spending an extra £15m on Access to Work by the end of this Spending Review period. Access to Work has been extended to support some pre-employment activity such as Supported Internships, Traineeships and certain work experience. We no longer apply mandatory cost share for small employers and we have removed the list of standard equipment Access to Work will not fund; instead Access to Work advisers are working constructively with employers and employees to identify where Access to Work can assist.</p><p> </p><p>We have also introduced the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service. This can offer support to individuals with a mental health condition who are absent from work or finding work difficult. The service supports those experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or other mental health issues that are affecting their work.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Fit for Work will be launched in late 2014 with a phased roll-out coming to a close by the end of May 2015. Fit for Work will deliver both a supportive occupational health assessment and general health and work advice to employees, employers and GPs, to help individuals stay in or return to work.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, Work Choice provides disabled people with complex barriers to employment with a seamless service covering all stages of the journey into work. Short to longer-term in-work support is provided and progression into open unsupported employment is encouraged, where it is appropriate for the individual.</p><p> </p><p>Work Choice can provide an indefinite period of support once the customer is in work in recognition of the fact that some Work Choice participants may need ongoing support to overcome barriers in work that cannot be met through normal workplace adjustments.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 24/10/2014 13:54:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

106135

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what way his Department participates in the Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People scheme.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	212974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>DWP administers the Disability Symbol (Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People Scheme) via the network of Disability Employment Advisors (DEAs) located in Jobcentre Plus.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is itself a Two Ticks employer.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently around 3,000 employers signed up to the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 06/11/2014 16:18:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

381871

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of changes in the rate of disability employment in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	2887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Estimates of the UK disability employment rate can be found on the Office for National Statistics website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/may-2015/table-a08.xls" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/may-2015/table-a08.xls</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/06/2015 16:00:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

223079

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the second report from the Work and Pensions Committee, Improving access to work for disabled people, HC481.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	224999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I will write to Dame Anne Begg MP, Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, in early March 2015.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/02/2015 13:09:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

384513

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people they expect to find jobs as a result of the Disability Confident campaign.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Disability Confident campaign makes the business case for recruiting and retaining more disabled people and aims to increase the number of employers taking positive action to be more disability confident. We are not able to measure the number of disabled people moving into employment as a direct result of it, but the campaign is an important contributor towards our commitment to halve the gap between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 06/07/2015 12:00:19 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

100268

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of workplaces in the UK which are accessible to disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	211337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We do not collect this information. All employers are under a duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled job applicants and their existing employees.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 24/10/2014 12:21:16 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

384427

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to help people with disabilities into work and training.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
	uin	900458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have extended Access to Work to support disabled people take up supported internships and traineeships. We are launching Specialist Employability Support to provide intensive back to work support for more disabled people. We will continue to work with employers to ensure that they understand the benefits of recruiting and retaining disabled people.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/06/2015 16:04:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster