Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Jun 2021
Armed Forces: Transition to Civilian Life
"My Lords, can the Minister please tell the House whether the Department for Work and Pensions has carried out any assessment of the usefulness of Armed Forces employment to civilian employers?..."Lord Ramsbotham - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 18th October 2016
Asked by:
Lord Ramsbotham (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that people who are deafblind, and those with complex needs, benefit from plans to halve the disability employment gap.
Answered by Lord Freud
The Government is committed to enabling all disabled people to fulfil their potential and achieve their aspirations. Work is an important part of this, which is why the Government has committed itself to halving the disability employment gap.
We will soon publish a Green Paper on work and health and conduct a consultation to understand how every individual can have the opportunity to work and share in the economic and health benefits that work brings, regardless of their health condition or disability. We will continue to engage with key stakeholders that support deaf blind people as part of the Green Paper consultation.
The feedback from the consultation and the work that we are doing to build and test the evidence base will help us to find out what really works to remove the barriers disabled people and people with health conditions face in getting and staying in work.
Written Question
Monday 17th October 2016
Asked by:
Lord Ramsbotham (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the findings of the recent report <i>Realising Aspirations for All</i> by the charity Sense.
Answered by Lord Freud
We welcome the Sense report, Realising Aspirations for All and its findings. We want all disabled and people with a long term health condition to fulfil their potential and achieve their aspirations.
We will soon publish a Green Paper on work and health and conduct a consultation to understand how every individual can have the opportunity to work and share in the economic and health benefits that work brings, regardless of their health condition or disability. We will engage with Sense and other key stakeholders as part of the Green Paper consultation.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 27 Jan 2016
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
"My Lords, in speaking to my Amendment 52, I do so very much in context rather than proposing it. I thank the Minister, first, for seeing me before Christmas on this and other issues and, secondly, for his very welcome letter this morning. At the same time, I salute my …..."Lord Ramsbotham - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
"My Lords, in moving Amendment 3 I shall speak also to Amendments 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14, which are all to Clause 4 of the Bill. Indeed, they are all amendments in effect to the Child Poverty Act 2010. They represent a repetition of amendments …..."Lord Ramsbotham - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
"My Lords, these reports include the Department for Education and the Department of Health, as well as the Department for Work and Pensions. Who is making these reports and to whom are they going?..."Lord Ramsbotham - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
"My Lords, I am very grateful to all those who have contributed to this short debate. I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie, for summing up what people said.
I listened very carefully to what the Minister said, and I am grateful to him for repeating what …..."Lord Ramsbotham - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
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