Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 15901

Elections: Disability

Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 2 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Shaun Davies

LabourTelford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a permanent Access to Elected Office fund for disabled election candidates.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
It is the Government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office. The Government has been clear that it will champion disabled people's rights, and work closely with them so that disabled people's voices and views are at the heart of all we do...

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