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Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Monday, 18 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 December 2017. It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 December 2017 on behalf of the Treasury.

Employment: Disability

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 118240, what the exact references are from reports by the Office for Budget Responsibility, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and other bodies which provide evidence of a relationship between increased participation in the workforce by disabled people and average productivity or overall productivity measurements.

Answer

At the Treasury Committee, the Chancellor made a broader point about economy-wide labour productivity. Both the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Office for Budget Responsibility have suggested that increasing overall employment may have influenced measures of productivity. The Chancellor was not suggesting – and does not believe – that increased participation by people with disabilities has had any negative impact on the economy. There is no evidence of a relationship between aggregate productivity measures and an increase in workforce participation of people with disabilities. It has however helped to increase economic growth and it is something we can be very proud of as a country.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
120030
Session
2017-19
Related items
Employment: Disability
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Disability Employment Productivity
Link
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