§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what progress has been made to establish a Disability Discrimination Act telephone information line. [84]
§ Mr. BurtI am pleased to announce that following a successful tender exercise, the contract to run the Disability Discrimination Act information line has been awarded to Merit Direct Ltd. The line will be operational by 2 December 1996. Literature and fact sheets on the employment rights and the rights of access to goods, facilities and services will be available through an operator, by textphone, and on the Internet. Additionally, the fact sheets will be available by fax. Initially an automated service may be used for re-ordering literature.