Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they will provide an update on the implementation of the commitments set out in the Disability Action Plan.

The Disability Action Plan was an initiative of the previous administration. This Government is committed to championing the rights of Deaf and disabled people. We will build on the insights shared by disabled people and their representative organisations, working closely with them so that their views and voices are at the heart of decision-making.

We are currently taking forward a number of priorities, including making the right to equal pay effective for disabled people and introducing disability pay gap reporting for large employers through the Equality (Race & Disability) Bill and seeking to identify and, where possible, develop solutions to the barriers disabled people face when trying to use and access Assistive Technology. We will provide an update on wider priorities in due course.

Additionally, in December 2024, a Lead Minister for Disability was appointed in every government department to represent the interests of disabled people and champion disability inclusion and accessibility across their department, as they drive forward progress on the government’s manifesto commitments and 5 missions.