A question on #Employment #ChronicIllnessesAndDisability tabled by Catherine Atkinson on 24-06-2025 has been answered by Alison McGovern.

Heading: Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
Question ID: 1816117
UIN: 62379
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-24
Asking Member ID: 5143
Asking Member display name: Catherine Atkinson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Catherine Atkinson
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to enable the employment of (a) disabled people and (b) people with long-term health conditions.
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4083
Answering Member display name: Alison McGovern
Answering Member handle: Alison_McGovern
Answering Member Twitter reference: @Alison_McGovern
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Answer text: Good work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group so access to the right work and health...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true