Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to support the establishment of accessibility champions in each Department.

We already have a Ministerial Disability Champion in each government department.

At the request of the Prime Minister, the first Ministerial Disability Champions were appointed in summer 2020, to drive the development and delivery of the National Disability Strategy (NDS).

Their role is to:

• ensure disability inclusion is a priority in their department’s work;
• help drive the delivery of the commitments in the National Disability Strategy and the actions in the Disability Action Plan; and
• help deliver the government’s commitment to support disabled people in the UK through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society.

The Ministerial Disability Champions meet regularly throughout the year. The Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Mims Davies MP, is the chair.

A full list of Ministerial Disability Champions can be found on Gov.UK here.