Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to (a) promote and (b) help meet the targets set for tackling global disability contained within the Sustainable Development Goals, 4, 8, 10, 100 and 17.

Disability inclusion is a top priority for DFID, and we are taking steps to meet and promote the ambition of the Global Goals. Internally, we are scaling up programming and policy in key areas, for example on inclusive education.

We are influencing partners including the UN, World Bank, national governments and the private sector to take action in this neglected area. In July, the UK will host a Global Disability Summit, driving progress to deliver the collective commitments made through the Global Goals.