The campaign to ensure The Minister for Disabled People is made a permanent ministerial position, as well as ensuring its reinstatement of Minister of State seniority, which cannot be downgraded to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.
Over 16 million people in the UK identify as disabled, nearly a quarter of the population, and 15% of the global population. With less than 2% of our Members of Parliament identifying as disabled, the repeated downgrading of The Minister of Disabled People role from Minister of State seniority to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and regular periods of having no Minister at all, nearly 1 in 4 people in the UK are not being effectively represented by their Government.
To have no Disability Minister is to undermine the representation deserved within Government for disabled people. To downgrade the Disability Minister role is to make Disabled people feel as though they are not considered equal in conversation and policy production. The Disability Minister is there to help provide the vital representation needed for disabled people to be seen, heard and not forgotten.
Our Ministers are to speak on behalf of the Government from the front-benches during parliamentary debates and must answer questions put to them by other MPs or members of the House of Lords. The Disability Minister is supposed to; deliver policy across Government, head the Disability Unit, plan, collaborate and create strategies for the future working with the Disabled community and support rights devolution. The absence of a dedicated senior Disability Minister is a glaring omission, leaving Disabled people without an essential advocate within Government. This role is not just symbolic; it has practical implications for policy-making and ensuring that our needs are considered in all aspects of governance.
The protection of this role ensures that disability rights, freedoms and consideration remain at the forefront of decisions and our voice is heard.
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Where's My Minister? Questions
Where'S My Minister?'s website is https://www.change.org/p/make-the-minister-of-state-for-disabled-people-a-permanent-ministerial-position
Where'S My Minister?'s LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/wheres-my-minister
Where'S My Minister?'s industry is
Non-profit Organizations
Where'S My Minister?'s top competitors are
Open Inclusion,
The Disability Policy Centre,
Self Employed,
Ada Ventures,
Politics.co.uk,
Ability2win,
Disabled By Society,
Access2funding,
Transport For West Midlands,
South Staffordshire Council.
Where'S My Minister?'s categories are Non-profit Organizations
Where'S My Minister?'s founding year is 2023
