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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the UK's progress on implementing the recommendations made in the report entitled Concluding observations on the initial report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

answeredClaire HannaDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
23 Jul 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the UK's progress on implementing the recommendations made in the report entitled Concluding observations on the initial report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and improving disabled people’s lives in all aspects of life. The previous Government’s latest response to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilit...

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