Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Penny Mordaunt and Nigel Mills

Monday 9th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)]

T9. Will the Minister reassure Leonard Cheshire Disability, which has a base in my constituency, that the welcome move to the Work and Health programme will not result in a large reduction in funding to help disabled people get back into work?

[Penny Mordaunt]

I can give my hon. Friend those reassurances. We are absolutely committed to closing the disability employment gap. We are picking up the pace on the programmes we are running, and asking businesses and employers to do more.