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Written Question
Ageing
Monday 17th July 2023

Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 181258 on Ageing, what assessment his Department have made of the adequacy of cross-government preparedness for an increase in the older population.

Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The UK’s changing demographic profile, of which our ageing population is a part, is a significant long-term challenge facing the UK.

Work to protect our older population is cross-cutting and stretches across the whole of Government. Individual departments take responsibility for the delivery of relevant policies in their jurisdiction. For example, policies that relate to the physical and mental health of older generations are delivered through the Department of Health and Social Care. In the Cabinet Office, the Equalities Hub leads on the Equality Act 2010 which provides strong protection from age discrimination across a variety of settings.

I also refer the Hon lady to PQ HL8000, which discusses the work occurring across the government, and my response to PQ 181258 that refers to the ‘The Future of an Ageing Population’ report from 2016.


Written Question
Ageing
Monday 24th April 2023

Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to develop an ageing population strategy to help support adaptation for ageing populations.

Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government Office for Science produced a report in 2016, entitled ‘The Future of an Ageing Population’, which gathered the best available evidence to understand what the ageing of the UK population means both now and in the future.

Work to protect our older generations goes across the whole of Government. Individual departments take responsibility for the delivery of relevant policies within their jurisdictions. For example, the policies to promote the maintenance of the physical and mental wellbeing of our older generations are delivered through the Department for Health and Social Care.


Written Question
Prime Minister: Sign Language
Monday 16th January 2023

Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides on the sizes of the audience at (a) his and (b) other official media events that require British Sign Language interpretation under the Equality Act 2010.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

I refer the hon. Member to PQ 59318.

There is no minimum audience size for which British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation must be provided. However, BSL interpretation is provided for the vast majority of No.10 press conferences through the BBC. Speeches from the Prime Minister outside of Parliament are also made available in transcript form on GOV.UK.

The Government Communication Service continues to ensure cross-government teams comply with the Equality Act 2010 when undertaking any form of public communication, including making early decisions on reasonable adjustments and the provision of accessible formats such as BSL.


Written Question
Government Departments: Communication
Thursday 12th January 2023

Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 124 of the Fourth Report of Session 2019-21 from the Women and Equalities Select Committee, HC1050, published on 22 December 2020, if he will bring make an assessment of the potential benefits of making the accessible communication checklist a statutory requirement for government departments.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

I refer the hon. Member to PQ 59318.

As outlined in our response to the Fourth Report, the Government Communication Service (GCS) is leading efforts to support departments in enhancing the accessibility of their communications so key messages are available to all audiences.


Written Question
Prime Minister: Sign Language
Thursday 12th January 2023

Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to make the Prime Minister's (a) press conferences and (b) speeches outside Parliament accessible to British Sign Language users.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

I refer the hon. Member to PQ 59318.

The Government is committed to ensuring government communications are available in an accessible format. British Sign Language interpretation is provided for the vast majority of No.10 press conferences through the BBC. In addition, speeches by the Prime Minister outside of Parliament are published on GOV.UK.

Training is provided to members of the Government Communication Service on accessible communications, including digital comms.


Written Question
Government Departments: Communication
Thursday 12th January 2023

Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 124 of the Fourth Report of Session 2019-21 of the Women and Equalities Committee entitled Unequal impact: Coronavirus, disability and access to services, published on 22 December 2020, HC 1050, whether his Department is taking steps to implement the recommendation that Government communications be subject to an accessibility checklist.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

I refer the hon. Member to PQ 59318.

As outlined in our response to the Fourth Report, the Government Communication Service (GCS) is leading efforts to support departments in enhancing the accessibility of their communications so key messages are available to all audiences.

This forms part of the Government’s commitment to ensure all communications are in an accessible format.


Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Oct 2022
Transport in Nottinghamshire

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Oct 2022
Transport in Nottinghamshire

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Oct 2022
Transport in Nottinghamshire

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Speech in General Committees - Wed 19 Oct 2022
Draft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

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