Women and equalities committee

Human Rights

October 26, 2017 0

EHRC chair faces criticism from MPs over disabled commissioner’s boycott

The chair of the equality watchdog has faced criticism from MPs after admitting that a disabled commissioner appointed six months ago is still refusing to attend its board meetings. Tory peer Lord [Kevin] Shinkwin has been boycotting meetings at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) since April because of its refusal to appoint

Housing

Zara Todd giving evidence to the committee

April 27, 2017

0

Disabled people face ‘unacceptable barriers’, and government must do more, say MPs

Listen

The barriers disabled people face in navigating the built environment are an “unacceptable” attack on their quality of life and right to equality, according to a committee of MPs. The report on disability and the built environment, by the Commons women and equalities committee, calls on the government to take a more visible lead

Housing

October 27, 2016

2

MPs hear of affordable, accessible housing drought and ‘decimation’ of access groups

Listen

MPs have heard evidence from two leading disabled campaigners about the shortage of affordable, accessible housing across the country. Zara Todd, chair of Inclusion London, and Sue Bott, deputy chief executive of Disability Rights UK (DR UK), were giving evidence to the women and equalities committee for its inquiry into disability and the built

Housing

Outside view of the Houses of Parliament

October 20, 2016

1

MPs hear of government’s failures on accessible housing

Listen

A parliamentary inquiry has been told of the government’s failure to deal with the severe shortage of accessible housing, and other problems disabled people continue to face in accessing the built environment. The women and equalities committee yesterday (Wednesday) published written evidence it has received from more than 150 individuals and organisations as part

Browsing: Women and equalities committee

EHRC chair faces criticism from MPs over disabled commissioner’s boycott

Disabled people face ‘unacceptable barriers’, and government must do more, say MPs

MPs hear of affordable, accessible housing drought and ‘decimation’ of access groups

MPs hear of government’s failures on accessible housing