Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 105530

Employment Schemes: Learning Disability

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of the availability of employment support for people with learning disabilities in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
For people who need specialist intensive support, DWP have agreed to fund Surrey County Council up to £9.8m to deliver the national Connect to Work programme across Surrey to around 2500 people to March 2030. This voluntary Supported Employment programme ...

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