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Written question asked by Paul Maynard (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 February 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 March 2020. It was answered by Chloe Smith (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 March 2020 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Office for Disability Issues

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason responsibility for the Office for Disability Issues was transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions to the Equalities Hub in the Cabinet Office.

Answer

The Office for Disability Issues transferred to Cabinet Office from the Department for Work and Pensions in November 2019 through a Machinery of Government change.

Details of the change were set out in a Written Ministerial Statement at the time.

As of the end of February 2020, there are 23.6 FTE equivalents working in the Disability Unit at the Cabinet Office.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21214
Session
2019-21
Related items
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Departmental responsibilities Cabinet Office Office for Disability Issues
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk