Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 117476

Employment: Disability

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the accessibility of transport on barriers to employment experienced by disabled people.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Department regularly conducts research and analysis that looks at the barriers faced by disabled people such as the ‘Work aspirations and support needs of health and disability customers’ and this can be found on GOV.UK. One way the Department support...

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