United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 176034
Elections: Disability
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8 April 2021
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22 April 2021 · Answer
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22 April 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what Government support is available to disabled candidates at the upcoming local elections given that the Access to Elected Office fund and EnAble fund are no longer active.
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8 April 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what Government support is available to disabled candidates at the upcoming local elections given that the Access to Elected Office fund and EnAble fund are no longer active.
Source: Commons
22 April 2021
Answer
It is the Government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office. We have been clear that the responsibility for supporting disabled candidates sits with political parties, and they should lead the way in improving diverse representation. Gove...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-08/176034
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1306397
- uk · wq-1306397 · source updated 22 April 2021