Question follow-through · 56556

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support employers to create inclusive workplace environments that support people with hidden disabilities to (a) secure and (b) stay in work.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 2 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 4 Jun 2025
Answer: 9 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

2 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support employers to create inclusive workplace environments that support people with hidden disabilities to (a) secure and (b) stay in work.
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2025
Answer published
Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions to thrive in the workforce. The Disability Confident Scheme encourages employers to create disability inclusive workplaces and to s...

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