Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 21507
Hearing Impairment: Women
Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the Equalities Act 2010 in order to more actively support (a) deaf, (b) deafblind and (c) hard of hearing women.
Answer
Anneliese DoddsThe Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people. Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing women are afforded protections under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), in relation to the sex and disability protected characteristics.The Act mak...
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