DWP Select Committee hears evidence on disability employment gap

The Work and Pensions Select Committee today heard evidence as part of its inquiry on the disability employment gap. Witnesses were Dame Carol Black, who was appointed in February 2020 to lead the government's independent review of drugs, and Joshua Reddaway, Director of Work and Pensions/Value for Money and the National Audit Office.

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