A question on #Disability #Employment tabled by Dr Allison Gardner on 09-06-2025 has been answered by Dame Nia Griffith.

Heading: Disability: Employment
Question ID: 1810821
UIN: 58498
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-09
Asking Member ID: 5334
Asking Member display name: Dr Allison Gardner
Asking Member handle: AllisonCGardner
Asking Member Twitter reference: @AllisonCGardner
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made on (a) preventing discrimination in (i) agencies and (ii) small recruiters when hiring disabled applicants and (b) monitoring employers' compliance with the Equal Opportun
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Date answered: 2025-06-16
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Answering Member ID: 1541
Answering Member display name: Dame Nia Griffith
Answering Member handle: NiaGriffithMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @NiaGriffithMP
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Answer text: The Government is clear that equality and opportunity for all are at the heart of our programme of national renewal. The Equality Act 2010 protects disabled people from discrimination in the workplace, including in recruitment. Guidance has been published...
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Answering body ID: 31
Answering body name: Women and Equalities
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