Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Prime Minister on ensuring the needs of disabled people remain at the heart of the Government policy.

Ensuring the voice of disabled people is properly heard is a priority for government. We will continue to engage closely with disabled people and disabled people’s organisations.

The Disability Unit was established in November 2019 within the Cabinet Office to bring a fresh cross-government approach to disability into the heart of government and to transform the lives of disabled people across the UK.

In the same year, we set out our 2019 manifesto commitment to empower and support disabled people.

Following the publication of ‘Shaping future support: The Health and Disability Green Paper’, we heard from more than 4,500 people and organisations on what proposals we should take forward to improve the health and disability benefits system.

We will respond to this Green Paper consultation with a White Paper later this year.