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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 24 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 October 2019 (named day). It was answered by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Office for Disability Issues

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress the Government has made on establishing a new cross-government disability team.

Answer

On 25 June the Government announced that a cross-government Disability Unit would be created. Since then the Cabinet Office has recruited officials from across government, including secondees from DWP, BEIS, DCMS, DfT, DHSC, MHCLG, MoJ and ONS.

Officials from the Office for Disability Issues in the Department of Work and Pensions will transfer to the new Disability Unit in November 2019. The Disability Unit will sit alongside the Government Equalities Office and the Race Disparity Unit in a new Cabinet Office Equalities Hub.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4911
Session
2019-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Departmental responsibilities Cabinet Office Office for Disability Issues
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk