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UIN 21507

Hearing Impairment: Women

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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19 December 2024

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13 January 2025 · Answer

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Summary

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the Equalities Act 2010 in order to more actively support (a) deaf, (b) deafblind and (c) hard of hearing women.

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  1. 19 December 2024

    Written question

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the Equalities Act 2010 in order to more actively support (a) deaf, (b) deafblind and (c) hard of hearing women.

    Source: Commons

  2. 13 January 2025

    Answer

    The Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people. Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing women are afforded protections under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), in relation to the sex and disability protected characteristics.The Act mak...

    Source: Written answer

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