Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published on 28 July 2021, what progress his Department has made on the setting up of an Extra Costs Taskforce, in conjunction with the Cabinet Office.

To inform the scope and focus of the Extra Costs Taskforce, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, alongside the Cabinet Office, will identify the key areas where disabled people experience extra costs. We will be informed by the insights and experiences of disabled people, businesses, and other relevant organisations, to ensure the Taskforce delivers the greatest impact for those it is seeking to help. We will set out in due course our plans for establishing the Taskforce by summer 2022, as committed in the National Disability Strategy.