Disabled People: Discrimination

Part of Women and Equalities – in the House of Commons at on 13 November 2024.

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Photo of Stephen Timms Stephen Timms The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions

My hon. Friend, in describing her Constituency, speaks for the whole country. Disabled people and people with health impairments are very diverse, and we want to promote diverse, specialist initiatives to support people to stay in work, to get back into work if they have lost their job, and to progress in work, including by joining up local employment and help support. We need to remove barriers to accessing services as well.

constituency

In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent