Lord Smith of Clifton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Smith of Clifton on 2016-10-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that deafblind people and those with complex needs are not prevented from securing meaningful employment due to low expectations of the professionals who are charged with supporting them into work.

Lord Freud

In the last three years, the number of disabled people in work has increased by almost half a million. But we recognise that the gap between the employment rates of disabled people and non-disabled people remains too large. That is why we are committed to halving it.

We will soon publish a Green Paper on work and health.

All Stakeholders have an important part to play in making the transformative changes required so that everyone has the chance to go as far as their talents will take them, including people who are deafblind and those with complex needs.