A question on #Employment #Disability tabled by Tom Hayes on 30-06-2025 has been answered by Alison McGovern.

Heading: Employment: Disability
Question ID: 1817876
UIN: 63849
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-30
Asking Member ID: 5210
Asking Member display name: Tom Hayes
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Tom Hayes
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the disability employment gap on (a) the public purse and (b) trends in the level of economic growth.
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Date answered: 2025-07-09
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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: The Department has published analysis which estimated the costs to the economy of working age ill-health or disabilities that prevent working in the UK, to be between £240 and £330 billion. The Government is committed to reducing the disability employment...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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