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Q1
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The MP is concerned about the impact of the ongoing pandemic on disabled individuals, emphasizing the need for comprehensive support measures.
What steps the Government are taking to help protect disabled people from the effects of the covid-19 outbreak?
The Government are committed to supporting disabled people affected by the covid-19 outbreak. We are ensuring that disabled people continue to have access to employment support, disability benefits, financial support, food, medicines, accessible communications and updated guidance.
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Q2
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Data from Scope reveals a significant disability employment gap of 29.2% nationwide, with fears that the economic impact of COVID-19 could exacerbate this issue. The MP calls for a long-term approach to address this persistent problem.
Data published by Scope this week shows that the disability employment gap stands at a shocking 29.2% nationwide. Many are fearful that the gap will increase with the economic fallout of covid-19. We clearly need a long-term, multi-pronged approach to address this deeply entrenched issue, so will the Minister commit to examining Scope's five policy asks and work with his Department for Work and Pensions colleagues to put them into practice?
I put on the record a tribute to the proactive and constructive work of Scope and many other organisations to support our efforts, which have resulted in record disability employment—up 1.3 million since 2010. Yes, these are unprecedented times, but we have made sure that all the schemes in our £30 billion plan for jobs have disability provision embedded. We will continue with our ambition to have 1 million more disabled people in work by 2027—nothing has changed.
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Committing to examine Scope's five policy asks and working with the Department for Work and Pensions colleagues to put them into practice
Put On The Record A Tribute
Resulted In Record Disability Employment
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