Found: The Minister for Social Security and Disability, Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP , said that it was “a

Found: The Minister for Social Security and Disability, Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, said that it was “a long-standing

Found: MP Minister for Equalities Cabinet Office 70 Whitehall London SW1A 2AS The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms

Found: Alison Thwaite: On Access to Work, I was at an event with Sir Stephen Timms a few weeks ago.

Found: In fact, I was talking to Stephen Timms, the Minister who took that forward, and there were targets

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 12047 on Employment: Disability, what recent conversations he has had with (a) other government departments and (b) third party bodies to support efforts to champion people with disabilities into work.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

This government is committed to working collaboratively to support disabled people and people with health conditions. We are championing the rights of disabled people and working with them so that their views and voices are at the heart of everything we do. Every government department has a Lead Minister for Disability and alongside their ministerial portfolio, they have a specific responsibility to work across government to remove barriers for disabled people. Chaired by the Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms, the group meets regularly throughout the year.

Last year, the Minister for Social Security and Disability announced our plans for a UK Government Plan for Disability. The Plan will:

• summarise work already underway across Government to champion the rights of disabled people,
• develop a set of aspirations for Government to prioritise next in order to break down barriers for disabled people; and
• set out a clear vision that will show what this Government is aiming to achieve for disabled people in the longer term.

Ministers also meet regularly with several strategic networks of disabled people, their representative organisations and other disability stakeholders to discuss disability employment. This includes the Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) Forum England, the Regional Stakeholder Network, the Disability Charities Consortium and the Disability and Access Ambassadors

Additionally, DWP’s Strategic Relationship Team works with employers and partners, including trade bodies, industry groups and training providers, to promote inclusive recruitment and improve awareness of workplace adjustments and support for disabled people.

DWP’s Independent Disability Advisory Panel is helping to shape and guide our health and disability policy and strategy through providing guidance, feedback, and recommendations. The eleven-member panel has personal experience of health and disability and wider experience across Disabled People’s Organisations, charities, research, the health system, and employment.

In November 2025, Sir Charlie Mayfield published the Keep Britain Working Review, setting out recommendations to reshape how government works with employers to improve work and health outcomes through creating healthier, more inclusive workplaces. The government is now working with volunteer employers, providers and regions through a Vanguard Phase to test and refine approaches to help disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions receive the support they need to remain and thrive in employment.

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Found: We are the co-chairs of the Timms Review: • Sharon Brennan • Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE • Sir Stephen Timms

Found: from Sharon Brennan, Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE, Minister for Social Security and Disability, Sir Stephen Timms

Found: Sir Stephen Timms MP Co-chairs of the Timms Review

Found: Sir Stephen Timms MP Co-chairs of the Timms Review

Found: Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability and co-chair of the Review, said: This

Found: Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability and co-chair of the Review, said: This

Found: Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms said: Unpaid carers are the backbone of

Found: Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms said: Unpaid carers are the backbone of

Found: Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability, said:  The system we inherited was actively

Found: and South West Scotland RSSB London EC3M 5AD Transport and logistics Employer London Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms

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Found: Sir Stephen Timms MP Co-chairs of the Timms Review, on behalf of the steering group11 1.

Found: And for the longer-term, with reviews into the welfare system led by Alan Milburn and Stephen Timms,

Found: And for the longer-term, with reviews into the welfare system led by Alan Milburn and Stephen Timms,

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Found: Seema Malhotra MP, Minister for Equalities Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Social Security

Found: Seema Malhotra MP, Minister for Equalities Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Social Security

Found: Seema Malhotra MP, Minister for Equalities Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Social Security

Found: Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for Social Security and Disability, said: Boosting opportunity

Found: Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for Social Security and Disability, said: Boosting opportunity

Found: Georgia Gould OBE MP will remain as Minister of State in the Department for Education Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms

Found: Trade ** Alison McGovern MP as Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care Sir Stephen Timms

Found: Trade ** Alison McGovern MP as Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care Sir Stephen Timms

Found: Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for Social Security and Disability, said: It is great

Found: Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for Social Security and Disability, said: This government

Found: sports and physical activity technology and web accessibility tourism universities The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms

Found: The politician in charge of our work is Sir Stephen Timms.

Found: Sir Stephen Timms MP (who we call Minister Timms for short) is putting the views and voices of disabled

Found: 44 List of Ministers’ Interests - July 2026 The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms

Found: collaboration and support of this campaign, and the positive contributions and endorsements from Sir Stephen Timms

Found: collaboration and support of this campaign, and the positive contributions and endorsements from Sir Stephen Timms

Found: collaboration and support of this campaign, and the positive contributions and endorsements from Sir Stephen Timms

Found: event in parliament on 27 November 2025, attended by the Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms

Found: Sir Stephen Timms MP Co-chairs of the Timms Review, on behalf of the steering group

Found: The Review is co-chaired by Sir Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Security and Disability; Sharon Brennan

Found: Scope The Review will be led by the Minister for Social Security and Disability, Sir Stephen Timms,