Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Speaker's Conference on Parliamentary representation.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Speaker's Conference on Parliamentary representation.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what steps the Government has taken to encourage more disabled people to (a) apply for and (b) present themselves as candidates for election to public office.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what steps the Government has taken to encourage more disabled people to (a) apply for and (b) present themselves as candidates for election to public office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff of the Probation Service in England and Wales who have been diagnosed with a disability are currently subject to (a) informal and (b) formal capability proceedings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff of the Probation Service in England and Wales who have been diagnosed with a disability are currently subject to (a) informal and (b) formal capability proceedings.

(2) how many staff of the Probation Service in England and Wales who have been diagnosed with a disability are currently subject to stage (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 of the formal sickness attendance process.

(2) how many staff of the Probation Service in England and Wales who have been diagnosed with a disability are currently subject to stage (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 of the formal sickness attendance process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many staff of the Probation Service in England and Wales who have been diagnosed with a disability have been dismissed under the sickness attendance procedure since 1 April 2008;

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many staff of the Probation Service in England and Wales who have been diagnosed with a disability have been dismissed under the sickness attendance procedure since 1 April 2008;

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to ensure that witness statements from disabled adults who communicate using non-formal methods can be accepted in courts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to ensure that witness statements from disabled adults who communicate using non-formal methods can be accepted in courts.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what steps she is taking to increase the provision in public buildings of toilets fully accessible to those with disabilities; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what steps she is taking to increase the provision in public buildings of toilets fully accessible to those with disabilities; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what conclusions the Government Equalities Office has reached in fulfilment of its duty under section 3.111 of the statutory code of practice of the disability equality duty.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what conclusions the Government Equalities Office has reached in fulfilment of its duty under section 3.111 of the statutory code of practice of the disability equality duty.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality with reference to paragraph 3.11 of the Carers at the Heart of 21st Century Families and Communities report, how much of the £150 million funding for breaks for carers of disabled children will be provided by the Government Equalities Office over each...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality with reference to paragraph 3.11 of the Carers at the Heart of 21st Century Families and Communities report, how much of the £150 million funding for breaks for carers of disabled children will be provided by the Government Equalities Office over each...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on measures to increase the proportion of people with disabilities employed as civil servants.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on measures to increase the proportion of people with disabilities employed as civil servants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which buildings occupied by his Department (a) are and (b) are not fully accessible to people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which buildings occupied by his Department (a) are and (b) are not fully accessible to people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which buildings occupied by his Department (a) are and (b) are not fully accessible to disabled people; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which buildings occupied by his Department (a) are and (b) are not fully accessible to disabled people; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of (a) staff and (b) new staff employed in (i)her Department and (ii) each of the agencies for which she has responsibility were registered as disabled in each of the last three years for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of (a) staff and (b) new staff employed in (i)her Department and (ii) each of the agencies for which she has responsibility were registered as disabled in each of the last three years for which...

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on special needs in Somerset.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on special needs in Somerset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools in England have published disability equality schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools in England have published disability equality schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what action his Department has taken to place disabled children and their families on equal terms with non-disabled children and their families in the 10-year Strategy for Childcare, as recommended by the report by the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, Improving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what action his Department has taken to place disabled children and their families on equal terms with non-disabled children and their families in the 10-year Strategy for Childcare, as recommended by the report by the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, Improving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what support and services are available in (a) Staffordshire and (b) Tamworth constituency for new parents whose children have been diagnosed at birth as suffering from learning difficulties; and whether she plans to increase this assistance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what support and services are available in (a) Staffordshire and (b) Tamworth constituency for new parents whose children have been diagnosed at birth as suffering from learning difficulties; and whether she plans to increase this assistance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what information she collects on the (a) availability and (b) demand for respite breaks for parents of disabled children; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what information she collects on the (a) availability and (b) demand for respite breaks for parents of disabled children; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many qualified staff are available to support families with disabled children during school holidays in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Wakefield District and (c) Normanton constituency; and whether she plans to increase resources in this area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many qualified staff are available to support families with disabled children during school holidays in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Wakefield District and (c) Normanton constituency; and whether she plans to increase resources in this area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the continuity in delivery provided by different models of multi-agency transition from child to adult services for disabled people; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the continuity in delivery provided by different models of multi-agency transition from child to adult services for disabled people; and if she will make a statement.