Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chloe Smith and Scott Benton

Wednesday 8th June 2022 Commons Chamber

[Chloe Smith]

We are passionate about improving opportunities for deaf people who use BSL and increasing general public understanding of deaf people’s language and culture. Linguistic exclusion is a problem and can affect education, jobs and more.

[Scott Benton (Blackpool South) (Con)]

T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chloe Smith and Scott Benton

Monday 7th February 2022 Commons Chamber

[Chloe Smith]

I would be happy to look in more detail at this case—or ask officials to do so—which appears to raise a number of issues. More generally, we are absolutely committed to supporting disabled people appropriately into employment that might be right for them. To do that, for example, there is more than £1 billion of funding in the spending review for disability employment. All our providers who conduct benefits assessments have training in a wide range of conditions so that they can properly support those whom they are working with.

[Scott Benton (Blackpool South) (Con)]

14. What steps she is taking to tackle fraudulent activity in the benefits system.