Suggested Parliamentary Questions

Help us raise the Disability Price Tag in Parliament by tabling written Parliamentary Questions. Please see some examples for you to use below.

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Question for the Chancellor of the Exchequer

  1. To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what support is being made available to support disabled households with extra costs?

Questions for the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

  1. To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what assessment she has made of the extra costs incurred by disabled people?
  2. To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Personal Independence Payments at supporting with the extra cost of disability?
  3. To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are her Department taking to reform the Work Capability Assessment as committed to in the Labour Party manifesto?
  4. To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what steps are her Department taking to work with disabled people and disabled people's organisations (DPOs) to improve disabled people’s experiences with the benefits system?
  5. To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the health element of Universal Credit at supporting with the extra cost of disability?
  6. To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps her Department is taking to improve employment support for disabled Universal Credit claimants?

Questions for the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

  1. To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what steps he is taking to ensure utilities are affordable for disabled households?
  2. To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of expanding the Warm Home Discount to those in receipt of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disabled Living Allowance (DLA)?
  3. To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing a discounted energy social tariff for disabled households?
  4. To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Scope report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, what consideration has he given to the potential merits of a ‘help to repay’ scheme to help with energy debt?