Question follow-through · 10082

Wheelchairs: Access

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on accessibility of workplaces to wheelchair users.

answeredWomen and Equalities

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Answering body: Women and Equalities
Tabled: 21 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 23 Oct 2024
Answer: 29 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

21 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on accessibility of workplaces to wheelchair users.
23 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) protects disabled people from discrimination in the workplace. The Act requires employers to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees and jobseekers to ensure that they are not placed at a substantial disadvantage...

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