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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1179966/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are committed to reducing the disability employment gap, and will report on progress regularly. We will consider the case for a target as part of our work on the new National Disability Strategy which we have committed to publish by the end of 2020.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In 2017, the Government set out its commitment to see one million more disabled people in employment by 2027. In the first two years of the commitment (between Q1 2017 and Q1 2019), the number of disabled people in employment increased by 404,000 while the disability employment gap has reduced by 1.4 percentage points.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We help disabled people enter and stay in work through a range of programmes including the Work and Health Programme, the new Intensive Personalised Employment Support Programme, Access to Work and Disability Confident. We have invested in a programme of trials and tests to identify effective models of health and employment support to help people with health conditions or disabilities to stay in work or return to work. In the 2019 consultation, <em>Health is Everyone\u2019s Business, <\/em>we set out proposals to support and encourage employers to be better at managing health issues in the workplace. A copy is attached.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government has also announced that the Department for Work and Pensions will be bringing forward a Green Paper in the coming months on health and disability support. This will explore how the welfare system can better meet the needs of claimants with disabilities and health conditions now and in the future, to build a system that people trust and enables them to live independently and move into work where possible.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1179969/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table shows the numbers of disabled people in or out of work, and the employment rate of disabled people by main physical health condition in the UK in April to June 2017. The most common physical conditions for disabled people in and out of work are musculoskeletal conditions.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>In work (000s)<\/p><\/td><td><p>Out of work (000s)<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total disabled people (000s)<\/p><\/td><td><p>Disabled employment rate (%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) connected with arms or hands<\/p><\/td><td><p>246<\/p><\/td><td><p>212<\/p><\/td><td><p>458<\/p><\/td><td><p>53.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) connected with back or neck<\/p><\/td><td><p>585<\/p><\/td><td><p>452<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,036<\/p><\/td><td><p>56.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) connected with legs or feet<\/p><\/td><td><p>432<\/p><\/td><td><p>333<\/p><\/td><td><p>765<\/p><\/td><td><p>56.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Difficulty in seeing<\/p><\/td><td><p>47<\/p><\/td><td><p>38<\/p><\/td><td><p>85<\/p><\/td><td><p>54.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Difficulty in hearing<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><td><p>24<\/p><\/td><td><p>65<\/p><\/td><td><p>62.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Severe disfigurements, skin conditions, allergies<\/p><\/td><td><p>53<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>82<\/p><\/td><td><p>64.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis<\/p><\/td><td><p>235<\/p><\/td><td><p>198<\/p><\/td><td><p>433<\/p><\/td><td><p>54.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Heart, blood pressure or blood circulation problems<\/p><\/td><td><p>203<\/p><\/td><td><p>210<\/p><\/td><td><p>412<\/p><\/td><td><p>49.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems<\/p><\/td><td><p>217<\/p><\/td><td><p>143<\/p><\/td><td><p>361<\/p><\/td><td><p>60.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Diabetes<\/p><\/td><td><p>142<\/p><\/td><td><p>117<\/p><\/td><td><p>259<\/p><\/td><td><p>55.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Epilepsy<\/p><\/td><td><p>26<\/p><\/td><td><p>66<\/p><\/td><td><p>92<\/p><\/td><td><p>28.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Progressive illness not included elsewhere (e.g. cancer, multiple sclerosis, symptomatic HIV, Parkinson\u2019s disease, muscular dystrophy)<\/p><\/td><td><p>157<\/p><\/td><td><p>259<\/p><\/td><td><p>416<\/p><\/td><td><p>37.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total with a physical health condition<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,381<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,082<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,463<\/p><\/td><td><p>53.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-disabled-people-in-employment-april-to-june-2017\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Source: Characteristics of disabled people in employment, DWP/DHSC, Table 4, April to June 2017<\/em><\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Notes:<\/p><ul><li>For those who are out of work the reason they are out of work may not be due to their disability.<\/li><li>The Department have announced the planned publication of Official Statistics on 24th March on \u2018Employment of disabled people 2019\u2019. These statistics give a detailed analysis and break downs of the number of disabled people in employment.<\/li><li>Disability status is defined according to the Government Statistical Service harmonised standard, in line with the Equality Act 2010 core definition.<\/li><li>'Main health condition' refers to the health condition that the survey respondent considers their main condition.<\/li><li>Out of work refers to both those who are unemployed and economically inactive.<\/li><li>Figures are for the working age population, comprised of people aged 16 to 64.<\/li><li>Data is subject to sampling variation and is not seasonally adjusted.<\/li><li>Precision of statistics is limited by small sample sizes.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1179972/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is committed to reducing the disability employment gap and seeing a million more disabled people in work between 2017 and 2027. We offer support to employers of all sizes and to disabled people who wish to get or keep employment, through a range of initiatives.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Disability Confident engages with employers ranging from large multinational corporations to local businesses. This scheme, which was developed by employers and disability organisations, encourages and supports employers to think differently about disability and to take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled employees.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Over 16,500 employers are currently signed up to Disability Confident, of whom over 80% are small and medium enterprises, and that number is growing all the time.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Access to Work supports people with a disability or health condition that affects the way they do their job to enter, sustain and progress in their employment. The scheme offers individually tailored support, advice, and if necessary a discretionary grant of up to £59,200 per year to cover costs above the level of employers\u2019 statutory obligation to provide reasonable adjustments.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We will publish a National Strategy for Disabled People before the end of 2020. This will look at ways to improve the benefits system, opportunities and access for disabled people in terms of housing, education, transport and jobs.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to support SMEs to employ more staff with disabilities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4546", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Stroud"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1179973", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1179973/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are defined as businesses which employ less than 250 employees.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In 2019, there were 5.82 million small businesses (0 to 49 employees) and 35,600 medium-sized businesses (50-249 employees) in the UK. 4.46 million of these do not employ anyone. 1,155,385 had 1-9 employees, 211,295 had 10-49 employees, and 35,585 had 50-249 employees.<\/p><p>Source: <em>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2020). <\/em><em>Business population estimates for the UK and regions: 2019 statistical release.<\/em><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>While there are currently no robust estimates of the total number of businesses that employ staff with disabilities, DWP research does provide evidence of the proportion of establishments who have recruited employees who are disabled or have a long-term health condition in the previous 12 months.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The 2015/2016 DWP Employer Experience Survey and the 2018 DWP Employer Engagement Survey collected data from 4,200 and 4,201 telephone interviews of GB employers respectively. The surveys only considered workplaces with at least two members of staff.<\/p><p>The fieldwork periods for the two surveys were October 2015 to February 2016 and February to June 2018.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>The surveys asked those employers who said they had tried to recruit in the last 12 months whether they had recruited someone who is disabled or who has a long-term health condition:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"3\"><p><strong>Establishment size<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\"><p>% of establishments that had recruited in the last 12 months<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"6\"><p>Of those establishments that had recruited, whether they had recruited someone who is disabled/has a long-term health condition<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><strong>No<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Don\u2019t know<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2-9 employees<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>43%<\/p><\/td><td><p>38%<\/p><\/td><td><p>12%<br> <br><\/p><\/td><td><p>11%<\/p><\/td><td><p>86%<\/p><\/td><td><p>82%<\/p><\/td><td><p>2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>10-49 employees<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>82%<\/p><\/td><td><p>76%<\/p><\/td><td><p>15%<\/p><\/td><td><p>19%<\/p><\/td><td><p>81%<\/p><\/td><td><p>74%<\/p><\/td><td><p>4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>50-249 employees<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>96%<\/p><\/td><td><p>96%<\/p><\/td><td><p>31%<\/p><\/td><td><p>31%<\/p><\/td><td><p>57%<\/p><\/td><td><p>51%<\/p><\/td><td><p>11%<\/p><\/td><td><p>18%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>250+ employees<\/strong> (2015/16 only)<\/p><\/td><td><p>97%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>55%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>22%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>23%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>250-499 employees<\/strong> (2018 only)<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>99%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>44%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>35%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>21%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>500+ employees<\/strong> (2018 only)<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>100%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>53%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>25%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>22%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Sources: <em>Department for Work and Pensions (2019). DWP Employer Engagement survey 2018. Research report 977.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Department for Work and Pensions (2017). DWP Employer Experience survey 2015/16. Research report 948.<\/em><\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1178335/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is not held.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It is not possible to provide a conditionality group breakdown for claims which were closed before first payment of Universal Credit. This is because a conditionality group is not determined for all claimants until the end of the first assessment period is reached.<\/p>"}
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