Access to Work Programme: Disability
Commons · Question 43369 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of making access to work schemes the responsibility of employers on the employability of people with disabilities.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 9 Apr 2025
As outlined in the Pathways to Work Green Paper published on 18 March, we need to get the balance right between supporting employers to understand and provide reasonable adjustments as part of their legal duties, and interventions that go beyond this this...