Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60481 on Disability: Candidates, how much funding has been allocated to support the Access to Elected Office programme during the Spending Review period.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
It is this government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office. We have been clear that we will champion disabled people’s rights and work closely with them so that disabled people’s views and voices are at the heart of decision-making.
The new fund is currently in development and the funding allocation is subject to the current Spending Review process. More information about the fund will be announced in due course.
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