Minister Responds to CDG Letter on The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Monday, 2 October, 2023 The CDG has received the following response from the Minister regarding the announcement The UK will not be attending The UNCRPD Review. START Thank you for your email of 18 September about the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Government is fully committed to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the advancement of rights for disabled people... Assembly News
The CDG Writes to The Minister Regarding The Announcement The UK will not be Attending The UNCRPD Review 6th September 2023 2 September 2023 FAO: Tom Pursglove, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Dear Minister I am writing on behalf of the Conservative Disability Group... European News
Fullerton House - Letter to the Minister for Disabled People Health and Work 30th January 2023 FAO: Minister for Disabled People Health and Work Dear Minister I am writing to you on behalf of the Conservative Disability Group CDG, as we were appalled to... Articles
Hidden Disabilities By Ian Potts 9th December 2022 Hidden Disabilities Many disabilities are obvious but there are also ones that nobody sees and even if they know don’t think they matter. For a start how about... Articles
Conservative Disability Group Letter to Leadership Candidates 15th August 2022 Dear Leadership Candidate The Conservative Disability Group CDG, campaigns to break down barriers for disabled people to participate equally in politics and... Articles
The Conservative Disability Group Writes to Priti Patel on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans 20th May 2022 On Wednesday the government released a report on the recommendations from the enquiry on the Grenfell Tower fire and how they are to be implemented. One of the... Westminster News
The CDG Support of Ukraine 9th March 2022 In their hour of need, the CDG supports the democratically elected government of Ukraine and its people. Over the past two weeks, we have witnessed the horrors... Articles
d/Deaf Awareness by John Denerley 25th January 2022 I was born and bred in Cheshire, born Deaf to Deaf parents, with British Sign Language as my native language and this has allowed me a long and welcome... Opinions
How Can I be Conservative and Disabled? By Tom Garrod 16th November 2021 In 2009 at the age of 19, I became the youngest County Councillor in the country. If this wasn’t newsworthy enough, the story was made that bit juicer by me... Opinions
Post Conference Roundup: Ability2Win & The CDG at Conference 8th October 2021 What a week it has been for the Conservative Disability Group and Ability2Win. On Monday evening’s CDG Conservative party Conference fringe event, we had the... Articles
