§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what remit the Strategy Unit has in relation to its work relating to people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement. [150530]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe Strategy Unit has been asked to provide supporting analysis and a strategic assessment of disabled people's life chances —the opportunities available to disabled people, both children and adults, to improve their quality of life.
The Unit's role will be to:
improve understanding of disabled people's life chances, and of their underlying drivers; assess the implications of this analysis for disabled people, their families and for wider society; and inform the ongoing development of policy.The Unit will work with disabled people and their representatives, with other interested organisations and with other Government Departments, and will report to the Minister for Disabled People.
The Unit's analysis will be fed into the Spending Review 2004.