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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Disabled People: Employment Opportunities

Monday 13 September 2021 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Minister committed to helping 1 million more disabled people find employment through various initiatives.
  • The Minister emphasized the importance of supporting people with autism in accessing employment and training opportunities.
  • The Minister mentioned specific programs like supported internships and disability apprenticeships to aid individuals on the autistic spectrum.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 James Daly
Employment Benefits & Welfare
Context

The question addresses steps being taken to support employment opportunities for disabled individuals during the economic recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Question

What steps she is taking to help ensure that disabled people can take up employment opportunities during the economic recovery from the covid-19 outbreak?

Answer from Justin Tomlinson

We are committed to seeing 1 million more disabled people in work, supporting that through initiatives including the work and health programme, access to work, disability confident and increasing the number of disability employment advisers to over 1,000. We want to help more disabled people to prepare for, start, stay and succeed in work where it is right for them.

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Not addressed: Specific steps or timelines not provided, only broad initiatives mentioned

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Q2 James Daly
Employment Benefits & Welfare
Context

The question follows an initial inquiry on employment opportunities and focuses specifically on measures to support people with autism in accessing these opportunities.

Question

Can the Minister confirm what specific steps he is taking to ensure that the bespoke needs of people on the autistic spectrum are no barrier to accessing employment or training opportunities? Will he join me in thanking local organisations in Bury, such as the Met theatre which runs confidence-building sessions for children on the autistic spectrum, for the role they play in developing the skills that each child needs to thrive in the job market?

Answer from Justin Tomlinson

My hon. Friend highlights the absolute importance of supporting people with autism into work, highlighting the supported internships, traineeships, local supported employment pilots, intensive personalised employment support and disability apprenticeships, in addition to the broader options across the work and health programme and plan for jobs. We are currently consulting through the Department for Work and Pensions Green Paper on other ways to improve disability employment opportunities. Best practice, as seen in places such as the Met theatre, is exactly the sort of thing we want to learn lessons from.

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