PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
House of Commons: Learning Disability (7 November 2016)

The percentage of people working for the House Service who have declared a disability is 3%. We do not report on what type of disability people declare.

The House has a track record of working with organisations who support adults with learning disabilities to secure paid employment or work experience with us. This includes through the Speaker’s Parliamentary Placement Scheme, the House of Commons Apprenticeship Scheme, and participating – with ParliAble – in Inclusive Employers and Mencap’s Learning Disabilities Work Experience Week, as well as through standard recruitment and selection practices.

The House of Commons is a Partner of the Business Disability Forum. This year we participated in the BDF’s Disability Standard, which measures organisations against 10 criteria, including recruitment and adjustments. We improved our score of 42% in 2013 to 83%, achieving Silver accreditation.