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<p>In October 2016, my department in conjunction with the Department of Health, published,
<em>Improving Lives: the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper </em>which included
a range of data of the impact of inactivity on the labour market, including our estimate
that ill health among working age people which prevents them from working, costs the
economy around £100 billion a year and related sickness absence costs employers £9
billion a year.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to building a country that
works for everyone. The package of initiatives announced in <em>Improving Lives </em>aims
to improve the employment prospects of those with disabilities and health conditions;
helping them to realise their potential and enabling employers’ to benefit from a
large, valuable and under-used section of the labour market.</p>
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