Question follow-through · 126910
Assistance Animals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to services for disabled people with assistance dogs.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 13 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to services for disabled people with assistance dogs.
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Equality Act 2010 places a general duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable adjustments to allow disabled people, including people with assistance dogs, access to goods and services so they are not placed at a substantial disadvanta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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