Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of making the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State responsible for disabled people on the representation of disabled people in Government.

I can confirm that I have been appointed as Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work. This role has always been, and remains, an important ministerial post.

A summary of my responsibilities can be found here: GOV.UK. My responsibilities put disability policy and disabled people at the heart of what this Government wants to achieve. I will continue to work closely with the Secretary of State to ensure this work remains a central pillar in the department’s mission, to improve outcomes for disabled people.