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Question for Women and Equalities

UIN 233586, tabled on 18 March 2019

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour
Slough
Commons

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what support will be available for disabled candidates standing for upcoming parliamentary elections.

Answer

Victoria Atkins
Conservative
Louth and Horncastle
Commons

Answered on

21 March 2019

The Government Equalities Office launched the £250,000 EnAble Fund in December 2018, which provides grants to help cover disability-related expenses people might face when seeking elected office, to ensure support is in place for the forthcoming local elections in May.

Furthermore, the Minister for the Constitution has recently passed legislation to exclude disability-related expenses from candidates’ spending limits.

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