Written questions

Employment: Disability

Commons · Question 12047 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 2 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of the disability employment gap; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce that gap.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 2 Jul 2026

The Government is committed to reducing the disability employment gap to ensure disabled people are supported to get into, stay in and get on in work. Official statistics, published quarterly by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) and ann...