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HANSARDNational Disability StrategyThe entire Government are committed to transforming the everyday lives of disabled people through the national disability strategy because we want to build back better and fairer.…13 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Disability StrategyI certainly will. I pay tribute to Becky Maddern, who I too find inspirational. Indeed, I was thinking about her only at the weekend as I visited a playground with my own children…13 Dec 2021HANSARDUnited Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Inquiry 2016: UK Follow-up ReporToday I will place in the Library of the House a copy of the UK’s 2021 follow-up report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled People following the 2016 inquiry. This…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI am sorry to hear about the experiences of the hon. Lady’s constituents and am happy to discuss that further. I am conscious of her work on the Work and Pensions Committee and…06 Dec 2021HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesI am delighted to join you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron) in speaking in this debate to celebrate the United…06 Dec 2021HANSARDUN International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesBriefly.06 Dec 2021HANSARDDisabled People: Support in WorkThe Department delivers national programmes as well as initiatives in partnership with the health system to support disabled people to start, stay and succeed in employment. These…08 Nov 2021HANSARDDisabled People: Support in WorkThe hon. Lady raises a good point, which I will be happy to take away and look into. In general terms, I can say that we made commitments in our Green Paper published in July to…08 Nov 2021HANSARDDisabled People: Support in WorkThat strategy and its implementation will be one of my utmost priorities; I look forward to discussing it in a constructive manner with the hon. Lady and everybody else here…08 Nov 2021HANSARDDisabled People: Support in WorkI look forward to working with the hon. Lady on these vital issues. She is right that our national disability strategy demonstrates our intention to consult on workforce…08 Nov 2021HANSARDDisabled People: Support in WorkI certainly will. It will be my passion to deliver all the commitments in the national disability strategy, to support more disabled people to be in work, stay in work and thrive…08 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI share my hon. Friend’s desire to see those changes made as quickly as possible, which is why we are taking a two-stage approach. That will allow us to introduce changes to…08 Nov 2021HANSARDDisabled People: Support in WorkI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising those points, and it is a pleasure to work with her once again; I have done on various topics. The Government previously consulted on…08 Nov 2021HANSARDDisabled People: Support in WorkAgain, the hon. Lady raises a common-sense point, on something that I will want to make sure is working well in our system. As I said in response to a previous point, we have…08 Nov 2021HANSARDDisabled People: Support in WorkI am really pleased that my right hon. Friend has raised that point, and I agree on the centrality of assistive and accessible technology. That is why our national disability…08 Nov 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you for that very helpful perspective. Essentially you argue that this measure ought to be subject to the full primary procedure. May I ask one last clarifying question,…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. It is really helpful to get that on the record. It is worth noting that, as well as Ministers, there are shadow Ministers on the Speaker’s Committee—there is…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q It is really helpful to have been able to do that today. From your experience monitoring many of these Bills and exchanges, I am sure you would say that it takes a little time…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. That has given us some food for thought, and a very helpful historical recap, as well. Your points about the Sewel convention were interesting. I wanted to have your…16 Sept 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Fourth sitting)Q How would you change what is, therefore, extant in legislation: that the Speaker would have the ability to appoint five Back-Bench members? Dr Renwick: I would suggest simply a…16 Sept 2021