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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-11-09more like thismore than 2021-11-09
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Disability remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department took to ensure that disabled people were adequately engaged during the recent Health and Disability green paper consultation. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton South East more like this
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Yasmin Qureshi more like this
uin 72388 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-18more like thismore than 2021-11-18
answer text <p>In the 18 months prior to the formal launch of the consultation, we ran a significant engagement programme to ensure that the views of disabled people and their representatives shaped the content of the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>During the Covid-19 pandemic, we continued to engage with a series of virtual events organised with national charities, and a series hosted by MPs from across the political spectrum, attended by individuals and organisations from their constituencies.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Paper was published on 20 July 2021 in a variety of accessible formats. These include braille copies, a British Sign Language video with an audio track and subtitles, a large print version, a full audio version available digitally and on CD and an easy read version.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the consultation period itself, we held more than 40 events with disabled people, people with health conditions and their representatives, including a series of virtual events as well as face-to-face events across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Norwich North more like this
answering member printed Chloe Smith more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-18T13:30:04.007Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-18T13:30:04.007Z
answering member
1609
label Biography information for Chloe Smith more like this
tabling member
3924
label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi more like this