Lord Campbell of Croyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What substantial changes or additions they intend to make to the Disability Discrimination Act.
§ The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone)The Government announced on 1 October a three-point strategy to secure comprehensive, enforceable civil rights for disabled people involving implementation of Part III of the DDA, the establishment of a Disability Rights Commission, and the establishment of a Ministerial Task Force to undertake a wide review on how to implement comprehensive and enforceable civil rights for disabled people. Reviewing existing legislation would fall within the scope of the Task Force's deliberations.