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1650879

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his planned timetable is for the publication of a consultation on the National Disability Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	192917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>We are planning to consult on the Disability Action Plan this summer; and to publish the final plan once we have fully considered the consultation responses.</p><p>The consultation in the summer will be an opportunity for everyone - disabled people, disabled people’s organisations, and other interested parties - to have their say on the Disability Action Plan.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/07/2023 10:34:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1646377

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work on 19 June 2023, column 565, in response to the Rt hon Member for New Forest West, how the National Disability Strategy and the Disability Action Plan will interrelate.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	190660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>The Disability Action Plan is separate from, and in addition to, the National Disability Strategy. The Disability Action Plan will set out how we will go further in 2023 and 2024 to improve disabled people’s lives, while the National Disability Strategy, which set out our long term vision, is subject to ongoing litigation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/06/2023 11:01:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1642615

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to launch its consultation on the Disability Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	188344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>We are planning to consult on the Disability Action Plan this summer, and to publish the final plan once we have fully considered the consultation responses.</p><p>The consultation in the summer will be an opportunity for everyone - disabled people, disabled people’s organisations, other interested parties - to have their say on the Disability Action Plan.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/06/2023 10:52:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1641759

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to support the Hidden Disabilities sunflower lanyard scheme.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	187825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>People with non-visible disabilities can experience difficulties or be disadvantaged in their ability to access services. Their difficulty can be exacerbated because service provider personnel are unaware of their disability and any different or additional needs they may have.</p><p> </p><p>During the pandemic, the green Sunflower Lanyard scheme gained popularity to indicate an individual's non-visible disability in relation to mask exemption. The Sunflower Lanyard scheme is recognised by some retailers and transport authorities as an indication that a customer or passenger may need additional help because of a non-visible disability. Some individuals prefer to make their non-visible disability known to others by wearing a <em>visible</em> indication of their disability - the Sunflower Lanyard scheme is one such option.</p><p> </p><p>However, this is a personal choice. It is not the Government's intent to promote any one voluntary scheme, nor to suggest that disabled people should feel that they have to make their disability known to others.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/06/2023 11:50:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1628587

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, if he will list which of those report's recommendations that have not been paused as a result of legal action has been (a) fully, (b) partially and (c) not been implemented by (i) action and (ii) Department responsible.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	185576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>In January 2022, the High Court declared the National Disability Strategy was unlawful because the UK Disability Survey, which informed it, was held to be a voluntary consultation that failed to comply with the legal requirements on public consultations.</p><p> </p><p>We are disappointed by, and strongly disagree with, the High Court’s finding, and the Secretary of State has been granted permission to appeal the Court's declaration.</p><p> </p><p>As the NDS was found to be unlawful, we are unable to provide you with the information in the format you have requested, as we do not centrally track commitments included in the NDS.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully committed to supporting disabled people in the UK through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society. To support this, we will be providing details of the Government’s recent achievements to improve disabled people’s lives in the forthcoming Disability Action Plan consultation due for publication in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of this, I will write providing a list of these achievements and will place a copy in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/05/2023 11:16:43 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1624174

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	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 his Department will take to ensure disabled people will be able to access the consultation on the Disability Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	182925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>As previously announced, the Disability Action Plan will set out the immediate action the Government will take in 2023 and 2024 to improve disabled people’s lives, as well as laying the foundations for longer term change.</p><p>There is already significant work being taken forward by individual Government departments in areas disabled people have told us are a priority. This includes reforms to employment and welfare via the DWP’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-support-the-health-and-disability-white-paper" target="_blank">‘Transforming Support: Health and Disability White Paper’</a>, and strategies to address health and social care via DHSC’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/people-at-the-heart-of-care-adult-social-care-reform-white-paper" target="_blank">‘People at the Heart of Care White Paper’</a>. These are long term reform efforts which are already underway and outside the scope of a new one to two year action plan.</p><p>The plan will go further in areas where we think joint action across Government departments can make a tangible difference to disabled people’s lives in the immediate term - or where we can make meaningful progress towards a longer term goal, for example improved disability data and evidence.</p><p>We are planning to consult on the Disability Action Plan this summer, publishing a full draft of the plan alongside a set of consultation questions.</p><p>This consultation will be an opportunity for everyone - disabled people, disabled people’s organisations, other interested parties - to have their say on the Disability Action Plan. It will be fully accessible to ensure that disabled people can take part, including being made available in various accessible formats.</p><p>We will consider all responses to the consultation carefully before publishing the final Disability Action Plan.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 03/05/2023 09:18:32 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1610280

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with (a) disabled people and (b) disabled people's organisations in the development of the Disability Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	180413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>I announced on 1 December 2022 that a new Disability Action Plan will be consulted on and published in 2023. The plan will set out the action the Government will take in 2023 and 2024 to improve disabled people’s lives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is planning to consult on the Disability Action Plan this summer and to publish the final plan once we have fully considered the consultation responses. This consultation in the summer will be an opportunity for everyone - disabled people, disabled people’s organisations, and other interested parties - to have their say on the Disability Action Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The department continues to engage routinely with disabled people and their organisations, ensuring that our understanding of the barriers faced by disabled people is informed by disabled people’s lived experiences.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/04/2023 15:17:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1583657

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Social Care to the hon. member for Ellesmere Port and Neston of 21 December 2022, what the outcome of the meeting with disabled people on policy development in summer 2022 was; and what plans he has for further such engagement.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	139227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>In Summer 2022, a number of meetings and focus groups with disabled people, and disabled people’s organisations, took place to hear disabled people's experiences in relation to the rising cost of living. Officials continue to engage with stakeholders to build this evidence base on how the cost of living is impacting disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 December 2022, we announced that a new Disability Action Plan will be consulted on and published in 2023. The plan will set out the action the Government will take in 2023 and 2024 to improve disabled people’s lives.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring the voice of disabled people is properly heard is a priority for this Government. We will run a full public consultation on the plan later in 2023. The consultation will be accessible to ensure all disabled people who want to take part, can do so.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 08/02/2023 17:08:47 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1545385

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to take forward the National Disability Strategy, following the court defeat suffered by the Government in January 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	95763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>We are disappointed by, and strongly disagree with, the High Court’s finding in January of this year, that the National Disability Strategy was unlawful, and the Secretary of State has been granted permission to appeal the Court's declaration. In order to ensure compliance with the Court’s declaration, we are obliged to pause a limited number of policies which are referred to in the strategy, or are directly connected with it.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully committed to supporting disabled people in the UK through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/11/2022 14:35:23 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1537083

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
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	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 help ensure that his Department's processes are respectful of the (a) physical and (b) psychological challenges faced by people with disabilities; and what steps he is taking to ensure that those processes do not exacerbate the effect of those challenges for people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	73790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>It is important that all claimants are able to access our services and that they do not face obstacles in applying for a benefit and in communicating with the department and its providers.</p><p> </p><p>We have a variety of reasonable adjustments to make the claims process and communications easier, where required by customers. Claimants with a severe mental health or behavioural condition, learning disability, developmental disorder, or cognitive problems, who may have difficulty engaging with the claims process, and with no support network in place, can be provided with additional support during the claims process if they need it. This support can include help filling in the form or the questionnaire and additional protections for failing to return the questionnaire or for failing to attend a face-to-face assessment.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to Personal Independence Payments (PIP):</p><p> </p><p>It is important that all of our claimants are able to access our services and that they do not face obstacles in applying and communicating with the Department and its providers. We have a variety of reasonable adjustments to make the claims process and communications easier for some of our most vulnerable customers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>The Video Relay Service for those with a hearing impairment and who use British Sign Language (BSL).</li><li>Relay UK which provides a service if a claimant cannot hear or speak on the telephone.</li><li>Dial-in for a third party on phone calls.</li><li>A digital PIP2 and evidence upload function, making the form more accessible for those using accessibility software, and making it possible to claim for PIP without leaving the home, for those shielding or with mobility issues.</li><li>Email as a reasonable adjustment.</li><li>Home visits from the DWP Visiting Service, including a sign language interpreter to be present if one is needed.</li><li>Rewording of the PIP2 questionnaire to improve clarity on how the activities apply to cognitive and mental health conditions.</li><li>Telephone and video assessments in addition to paper-based and face-to-face assessments.</li><li>Recording of telephone assessments and extending that to video assessments.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 02/11/2022 14:22:48 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell