Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that employers make appropriate reasonable adjustments for employees before Access to Work awards are made.

The Equality Act 2010 places the responsibility of providing reasonable adjustments upon employers.

Access to Work advisers are able to provide information to employers when they are considering the types of support that may be available.

The Disability Confident Campaign and Access to Work advisers promote a clear message to employers of their responsibilities to make reasonable adjustments and also that Access to Work is available as a support beyond reasonable adjustments.

This can de-risk hiring or retaining disabled workers.

Information on reasonable adjustments are linked to from Access to Work pages on gov.uk