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HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI thank my hon. Friend and I do understand the importance not just of responding to individual MPs’ correspondence but offering an opportunity to meet, particularly on the more…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI will have to write to the right hon. Lady to give her the exact figures, but the principle we have to look at is giving individuals who are more than two years away from the…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI thank my hon. Friend for showing real, tangible commitment to supporting this and to creating new opportunities for disabled people. The Government rightly have to lead on this,…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI thank my right hon. Friend. This is a very, very important issue. I know that the former Minister met stakeholders, as have I. My right hon. Friend has been a real champion in…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI reassure the hon. Gentleman that I am happy to be here answering this urgent question, and I am passionate about this role. As I said, my work in this area, both as a former…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkThe right hon. Gentleman is one of the most constructive and proactive Members of the Opposition pushing on this very important area. When we came to office, disability employment…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkThe NAO welcomes the fact that we are offering precise and tailored support, and that we are using innovative methods and a test and learn programme. There is no global…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend’s work in supporting what I and my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Paul Maynard) have done to introduce disability…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkThe NAO report did welcome our approach to offering tailored and personalised support. We know from speaking to disabled people of all ages that that is something they very much…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkThe Department welcomes the National Audit Office report, which acknowledges the Department’s work to build our evidence base and deliver tailored support through jobcentres with…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkWhat is clear is that, under universal credit, over 1 million disabled families will be on average more than £100 a month better off. On universal credit, for the first time,…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. He has been a passionate advocate over the years in a number of the debates that I have responded to in this area. He is a real credit…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkAs I said in my earlier answers, I am happy to attend and support debates and meetings. I am also proud to have served as the Minister for disabled people a few years back, and my…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI thank the hon. Gentleman for highlighting the importance of that, and I will certainly ensure that an appropriate Minister meets him to see what support can be offered.28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI thank the hon. Gentleman for highlighting what is clearly a very successful local initiative. This goes back to some of my earlier answers, in that we are committed to finding…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI can reassure the hon. Lady that nobody cares more than our Department, led by a Secretary of State who is very passionate about this, and I have been very happy to support the…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkTo be fair, that is looking historically and this came in last year—so it is the first wave of people starting to look—but it is all combined with making sure employers have the…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkThat is very important because those with learning disabilities have about a 6% expectancy of finding work. Very early on in my time as a disability Minister, I met some young…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI thank my hon. Friend, who has worked tirelessly in the area, and that is exactly why the Secretary of State has been so passionate about saying that our target has to be…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkI thank the hon. Gentleman. That is a really good question. Through the principles of the personalised support package, we have to find ways to support those local initiatives.…28 Mar 2019