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date	01/05/2018
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: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2018 to Question 137542, on disability: equal pay, what steps her Department is taking to encourage employers to sign up to the Disability Confident scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	140090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>5,964 employers are currently signed up to Disability Confident and 2,551 employers have completed their self-assessment to become Disability Confident Employers (Level 2). This includes organisations ranging in size from large multi nationals to local employers, including private businesses, colleges, sports clubs, NHS trusts and social enterprises. All main government Departments are at Level 3 (Disability Confident Leader) and over 80% of Local Authorities are Disability Confident.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Confident Business Leaders Group (BLG), comprising senior leaders from significant British businesses across all sectors, is helping to increase engagement with employers. The group promotes the business benefits of disability employment and works with DWP officials to identify any changes or developments that will improve the effectiveness of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with Members of Parliament around the country to arrange local events to get them as employers, and businesses in their constituencies, signed up.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/05/2018 10:31:32 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

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registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to close the pay gap between people (a) with and (b) without disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	137542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Rates of pay do not fall within the the Department for work and Pension's labour market policies. Our policies are designed to ensure that disabled people can access the labour market, get the support they need and can progress in their careers. For example:</p><ul><li>Universal Credit makes it easier to start work and earn more because it offers personalised support to progress in work, and stays with people as they move in to work. People can work as many hours as they want, without having to worry about their claim.</li><li>Our Disability Confident scheme aims to help and encourage more employers to become good employers of disabled people. Nearly 6,000 employers have already signed up to Disability Confident.</li><li>Access to Work provides support of up to £57,200 per annum so that disabled people can stay in work and progress to senior levels, while having their support needs met.</li></ul><p>Government has the ambition of getting 1 million more disabled people in to work. On 30 November we published Improving Lives: the Future of Work, Health and Disability, which lays out our strategy for achieving this ambition by improving both employment opportunities and retention in work for people with disabilities and health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/04/2018 14:12:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

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registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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: Equal Pay
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 is taking to close the pay gap between disabled workers and other workers.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	12631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all disabled people have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. Work is an important part of this, which is why we committed to halving the disability employment gap in our manifesto – we want to ensure that many more disabled people who can and want to work have that opportunity.</p><p>Equality Act 2010 protects disabled people (and other groups) from discrimination at work, including unequal pay (in relation to the disabled person's gender) and less favourable treatment, which may require the employer to provide a reasonable adjustment.</p><p>The National Living Wage - which will ensure that all low wage workers, including those with disabilities, can take a greater share of the gains from growth - will come into force from 1 April 2016.</p><p>Disability Confident works with an increasing number of employers to promote the benefits of employing disabled people, encouraging good practice, challenging prejudicial attitudes, increasing understanding of disability, removing barriers, and helping to ensure that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.</p><p>Access to Work provides support above and beyond employers’ reasonable adjustments. Every year, Access to Work supports tens of thousands of disabled workers to enter or retain employment and progress in their careers.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/10/2015 14:00:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram