Extract from Business Questions - Dec 10
Friday, 11 December 2020 08:36
Dr Kieran Mullan (Crewe and Nantwich) (Con): Employability
organisations such as Safe Opportunities and Seetec Pluss and
employers such as AO.com and charities such as Community Recycle
Cycles work incredibly hard in my constituency to secure employment
opportunities for people with disabilities. Like me, they are
concerned about the impact of coronavirus on jobs going forward and
their ability to carry on with that work. Will the Leader of the
House inform us of what opportunities we might...Request free trial
(Crewe and Nantwich) (Con): Employability
organisations such as Safe Opportunities and Seetec Pluss and
employers such as AO.com and charities such as Community Recycle
Cycles work incredibly hard in my constituency to secure employment
opportunities for people with disabilities. Like me, they are
concerned about the impact of coronavirus on jobs going forward and
their ability to carry on with that work. Will the Leader of the
House inform us of what opportunities we might have coming forward
to raise those important issues on behalf of our constituents who
struggle with employment and disability?
Mr Rees-Mogg: My hon. Friend makes an important
point. Supporting people with disabilities to find dignified and
fulfilling work is one of the most important things our welfare
system can do. The coronavirus pandemic has posed huge challenges
to our welfare system, and I am pleased to say that the Department
for Work and Pensions has managed to withstand and address them. We
are actively working on policies to prevent ill health-related job
losses, and we provide specific employment support for disabled
people out of work. I suggest to my hon. Friend that he might wish
to be called in the pre-Adjournment debate, when he can raise the
issues specific to his constituency and praise those firms he is
working with to help disabled people find employment.
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