Question follow-through · 116810
Hearing Impairment: Discrimination
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure people with hearing loss do not face discrimination in society.
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- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 2 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure people with hearing loss do not face discrimination in society.
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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16 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Equality Act 2010 makes it clear that businesses and public bodies that provide goods and services to the public must not unlawfully discriminate against disabled people, including those who are deaf or have hearing impairments. The Act places an anti...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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