Speeches

Lord Ramsbotham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ramsbotham on 2016-10-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the findings of the recent report Realising Aspirations for All by the charity Sense.

Lord Freud

We welcome the Sense report, Realising Aspirations for All and its findings. We want all disabled and people with a long term health condition to fulfil their potential and achieve their aspirations.

We will soon publish a Green Paper on work and health and conduct a consultation to understand how every individual can have the opportunity to work and share in the economic and health benefits that work brings, regardless of their health condition or disability. We will engage with Sense and other key stakeholders as part of the Green Paper consultation.