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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-22more like thismore than 2014-10-22
answering body
The Lord Chairman of Committees remove filter
answering dept id 200 more like this
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answering dept sort name Chairman of Committees (HoL) more like this
hansard heading Parliament: Veterans more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he has any plans, in conjunction with the House of Commons Commission, to identify those posts in the Palace of Westminster which could be filled by recently disabled servicemen and servicewomen and to keep those posts open, in the first instance, only for such individuals. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Blencathra more like this
uin HL2331 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-04more like thismore than 2014-11-04
answer text <p>There are no current plans to reserve posts in the Palace of Westminster in the first instance for recently disabled servicemen and servicewomen.</p><p>Employment practice in both Houses is to recruit through fair and open competition and to welcome job applications from people with disabilities, making any reasonable adjustments to enable disabled applicants to compete equally for employment and promotion.</p><p>The bi-cameral workplace equality network ParliABLE promotes awareness and positive approaches to disability through publicity and events which continue to be well supported by Members of both Houses.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Sewel more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-04T12:36:33.6087448Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-04T12:36:33.6087448Z
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label Biography information for Lord Sewel more like this
tabling member
497
label Biography information for Lord Blencathra more like this