Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What steps her Department is taking to help mitigate the impact of increases in the cost of living on disabled people.”
Tabled: 10 December 2024Answered: 16 December 2024
Asked by
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Jim McMahon)
Standards in local government are important. The Localism Act 2011 requires every local authority in England to adopt a code of conduct that conforms to the Nolan principles. The Government are committed to a whole system reform of the local government standards framework to make it stronger and more efficient, including with stronger sanctions, and we will legislate when parliamentary time allows.