| Heading: |
Access to Work Programme |
| Question ID: |
1826018 |
| UIN: |
70010 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5326 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Edward Morello
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Edward Morello
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Access to Work scheme on the ability of disabled people to (a) enter, (b) remain and (c) succeed in employment. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-09-01 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
Access to Work has not been substantially changed since its introduction in 1994. There is a strong case for updating the role it plays in making work accessible for disabled people. In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of the A... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |