Committees

Employment support for disabled people

Inquiry

With the disability employment gap persistently at nearly 30%, the Government has announced it will spend an additional £2.2 billion on employment support over the next four years.

The Committee is exploring the reasons behind the disability employment gap, scrutinising government programmes to support disabled people into work and making recommendations for future support. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 29 September 2025.

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Past events

Wednesday 11 February 2026
9:30am Public
Employment support for disabled people - Oral evidence 11 February 2026
9:30am
  • David Lillicrap (Assistant Director Health and Employment Programmes at West London Alliance)
  • Ruth Cooper (Economic Development Manager at Renfrewshire Council)
10:15am
  • The Rt Hon. Dame Diana Johnson MP (Minister for Employment at Department for Work and Pensions)
  • Dr Simon Marlow (Deputy Director, Joint Work and Health Directorate at Department for Work and Pensions)
  • Lorraine Jackson (Director, Joint Work and Health Directorate at Department of Health and Social Care)
  • Angus Gray (Policy Director at Department for Work and Pensions)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 17 December 2025
9:30am Public
Employment support for disabled people - Oral evidence 17 December 2025
9:30am
  • Professor Benjamin Barr (Professor of Applied Public Health at University of Liverpool)
  • Becci Newton (Director of Public Policy and Research at Institute for Employment Studies)
  • Professor Adam Whitworth (Professor of Work, Employment and Organisation at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow)
  • Professor Bruce Stafford (Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at University of Nottingham)
10:30am
  • Laura Davis (CEO at British Association of Supported Employment)
  • Gareth Parry (Managing Director at Maximus UK)
  • Nicola Whiteman (Policy and Communications Manager at Papworth Trust)
  • Richard Clifton (Managing Director – Employability and ERSA Board Member at Shaw Trust)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 12 November 2025
9:30am Public
Employment support for disabled people - Oral evidence 12 November 2025
9:30am
  • Michelle De Oude (Co-Chair at Greater Manchester Disabled People's Panel)
  • Conor D'Arcy (Deputy Chief Executive at Money and Mental Health Policy Institute)
  • Evan John (Policy and Public Affairs Advisor at Sense)
  • Geoff Fimister (Head of Policy, and a spokesperson for the Campaign for Disability Justice at Inclusion Barnet)
10:30am
  • Kate Nicholls OBE (Chair at UKHospitality)
  • Jamie Cater (Senior Policy Manager at Make UK)
  • Patrick Milnes (Head of Policy – People and Work at British Chambers of Commerce)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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