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Women and equalities committee

Government failure on mental health detentions ‘is scandalous’ 

By John Pring on 23rd May 2024 Category: Human Rights

Government failure on mental health detentions ‘is scandalous’ 
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The government has “fallen short” on its promise to halve the number of people with learning difficulties* and autistic people detained in mental health hospitals, a committee of MPs has warned.  The number of autistic people in such settings is even […]

Government rejects call to work with disabled people to draft new 10-year disability strategy

By John Pring on 7th March 2024 Category: Politics

Government rejects call to work with disabled people to draft new 10-year disability strategy
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The government has accepted just two of the recommendations made by a committee of MPs who delivered a powerful attack on the government’s discredited National Disability Strategy. The Commons women and equalities committee said in December that the strategy was merely […]

MPs say government’s disability strategy is ‘a strategy in name only’

By John Pring on 7th December 2023 Category: Politics

MPs say government’s disability strategy is ‘a strategy in name only’
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Cross-party MPs have delivered a powerful attack on the government’s discredited National Disability Strategy (NDS), describing it as “a disability strategy in name only”. A report published yesterday (Wednesday) by the Commons women and equalities committee said the strategy was merely […]

Government criticised again over lack of proper engagement with disabled people

By John Pring on 6th July 2023 Category: Politics

Government criticised again over lack of proper engagement with disabled people
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The minister for disabled people has been criticised by one of his own MPs for failing to consult properly with disabled people’s organisations over his forthcoming disability action plan. The criticism of Tom Pursglove comes only days after government lawyers were […]

Disabled Tory peer tells MPs: DWP is ‘stuck in a time warp’

By John Pring on 30th March 2023 Category: Politics

Disabled Tory peer tells MPs: DWP is ‘stuck in a time warp’
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A disabled Conservative peer has told MPs that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is “stuck in a time warp” and has a “culture of low aspiration”. Lord [Kevin] Shinkwin (pictured) said he believed DWP treated disabled people “as maybe […]

Disabled people tell MPs of ‘bleak’ cost-of-living struggle

By John Pring on 2nd February 2023 Category: Politics

Disabled people tell MPs of ‘bleak’ cost-of-living struggle
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MPs have been told of the desperate struggle for survival many disabled people are facing because of their spiralling living costs. Members of the Commons women and equalities committee were hearing evidence yesterday (Wednesday) from two disabled people and a carer […]

Government rejects chance to promise inquiry into COVID deaths of disabled people

By John Pring on 15th April 2021 Category: Politics

Government rejects chance to promise inquiry into COVID deaths of disabled people
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The government has refused to promise MPs that it will order a separate, independent inquiry into why so many disabled people have died from coronavirus, and the role the UK government and other public bodies have played in causing those deaths. […]

DWP records ‘show Tomlinson is either a liar or a fantasist’ over engagement claims

By John Pring on 18th February 2021 Category: Politics

DWP records ‘show Tomlinson is either a liar or a fantasist’ over engagement claims
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Government records have shown that the minister for disabled people significantly misled fellow MPs about his supposed engagement with a network he and his fellow ministers set up to hear disabled people’s “real lived experiences”. The newly-published records of ministerial meetings […]

MPs call for inquiry into government’s role in COVID deaths of disabled people

By John Pring on 23rd December 2020 Category: Human Rights

MPs call for inquiry into government’s role in COVID deaths of disabled people
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MPs have called for an independent inquiry into why so many disabled people have died from coronavirus, and the role the UK government and other public bodies have played in causing those deaths. Members of the Commons women and equalities committee […]

Tomlinson misleads MPs twice about pandemic contact with disability network

By John Pring on 23rd December 2020 Category: Politics

Tomlinson misleads MPs twice about pandemic contact with disability network
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The minister for disabled people has misled a Commons committee for the second time about his engagement with disabled people during the pandemic. The actions of Justin Tomlinson emerged as the Commons women and equalities committee published its report into the […]

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