I will repeat my starting premise: we are more positive and optimistic for people with health conditions and disabilities. Support through the Access to Work programme has increased. We have great initiatives, such as the Disability Confident campaign, which is supporting people back into work. The hon. Gentleman may want to join us, perhaps by hosting a Disability Confident event in his constituency. I would very much welcome such support. I think that we should be optimists. This Government are committed to halving the employment disability gap, which all Members of the House should welcome.
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Priti Patel
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 March 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Welfare Reform and Work Bill.
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