Work, Health and Disability

Debate between Jim Fitzpatrick and David Gauke

Thursday 30th November 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Gauke]

My hon. Friend makes a good point. The Government are a large employer. I am pleased to say that all Government Departments are Disability Confident employers. One of the points that we make in the Command Paper is that, as an employer, it is important that the civil service leads by example in terms of how it operates and the support that is provided to disabled people.

[Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab)]

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his statement and welcome the passage in which it sounds as though he will introduce significant improvements to the Access to Work programme. Does that include abolishing or raising the cap on support for deaf people that was introduced in March 2015?

[Mr Gauke]

We continue to review that matter. We have certainly received representations on that point, and we continue to look at the evidence.