Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 116521

Employment Schemes: Musculoskeletal Disorders

Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Simon Hoare

ConservativeNorth Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people living with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions to (a) return to and (b) enter into work.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Just under 18 million people in England were estimated to be affected by musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in 2023 and improving their health and work outcomes will help deliver this government's mission to kickstart economic growth. MSK problems were one ...

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