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Office for Disability Issues

Wednesday 11 March 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Paul Maynard questioned the impact of the Office for Disability Issues moving to the Cabinet Office's Equalities Hub on the development of the national disability strategy.
  • The Minister stated that the move to the Equalities Hub does not detract from the government's priority for disability issues.
  • The Department for Work and Pensions is preparing a Green Paper on welfare system improvements, involving roundtables with health condition claimants.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Paul Maynard Con Worthing West
Benefits & Welfare
Context

In November 2019, the Office for Disability Issues moved from DWP to Cabinet Office's Equalities Hub.

Question

The DWP is preparing a cross-government national disability strategy while losing the Office for Disability Issues. Will this enhance or detract from the eventual strategy?

Answer from Mims Davies (Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health)

The Office's move to the Cabinet Office's Equalities Hub does not detract from the priority. The DWP is preparing a Green Paper on welfare system improvements, including roundtables with health condition claimants, highlighting that this remains a government priority.

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