This issue concerns the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in UK law and policy, led by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Disability Unit. The UK has been a signatory since 2008, but implementation gaps remain across education, health, transport, and welfare, with particular concerns about disabled girls' access to menstrual health support and broader accessibility of services and products.
UIN: HCWS242 Later today I shall make an Oral Statement on this subject.
UIN: HLWS238 My honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work. (Mims Davies MP) has made the following Written Statement.Later today I shall make an Oral Statement on this subject.
UIN: HCWS971 This Government set out in its manifesto a commitment to transform the everyday lives of disabled people across the country, working to make this country the most accessible place in the world for disabled people to live, work …
UIN: HLWS957 My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Tom Pursglove MP) has made the following Written Statement.This Government set out in its manifesto a commitment to transform the everyday lives of disabled people …
UIN: HCWS930 In January 2022, the High Court declared that the National Disability Strategy was unlawful. This was because the UK Disability Survey, which was used to inform it, was held to be a voluntary consultation that failed to comply …
UIN: HLWS915 My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Tom Pursglove MP) has made the following Written Statement.In January 2022, the High Court declared that the National Disability Strategy was unlawful. This was because …
UIN: HCWS454 Today, I will place in the House Library a copy of the UK’s 2022 follow-up report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, following the 2016 inquiry.This Government is committed to eliminating barriers faced …
UIN: HLWS443 My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Tom Pursglove MP) has made the following Written Statement.Today, I will place in the House Library a copy of the UK’s 2022 follow-up report to …
UIN: HCWS93 The aim of this government, as set out in our manifesto commitment, is to transform the everyday lives of disabled people across the country. We are also working towards equality on the global stage, through both the example …
UIN: HLWS93 My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Chloe Smith MP) has made the following Written Statement.The aim of this government, as set out in our manifesto commitment, is to transform the everyday …
UIN: HCWS498 Today the Government is publishing its consultation on disability workforce reporting, as announced in the National Disability Strategy.Our strategy, published in July 2021, set out over 100 wide-ranging practical actions to improve the everyday lives of ...
UIN: HCWS456 Today I will place in the House Library 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 Government is more committed than ever to …
UIN: HLWS449 My honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Chloe Smith MP) has made the following Written Statement.Today I will place in the House Library a copy of the UK’s 2021 follow-up report to …