Tom Pursglove
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 36 |
| Date of birth | November 5,1988 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Founded | Grassroots Out |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Born | Kettering |
| United Kingdom | |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Education | Queen Mary University of London |
| Prime minist | Boris Johnson |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 411506 |
Tom Pursglove Life story
Thomas Christopher John Pursglove is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration since 2021. He has been the Member of Parliament for Corby since May 2015. At the time of his election, he was the youngest Conservative MP.
Government overturns ruling on disability strategy
... On Tuesday, Disabled People, Health and Work Minister Tom Pursglove said: " I welcome the Court of Appeal s judgment that our National Disability Strategy is lawful, meaning we are able to continue with the important work contained within it...
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... LISTEN: You can hear more from Minister for Disabilities, Tom Pursglove, on the...
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... Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove said: " It is clear a heathier, more productive workforce is key to driving growth and tackling inactivity...
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... But justice and migration minister Tom Pursglove said Rwanda was a progressive country that wanted to provide sanctuary and had made " huge strides forward" in the past three decades...
UK Rwanda asylum plan against international law, says UN refugee agency
... But justice and migration minister Tom Pursglove said Rwanda was a progressive country that wanted to provide sanctuary and had made " huge strides forward" in the past three decades...
Almost 400 migrants cross Channel on small boats
... Tom Pursglove, minister for tackling illegal migration, said the rise in crossings was " unacceptable"...
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... Justice minister Tom Pursglove said: " A wedding is one of the most important days in a person s life and it is right that couples should have greater choice in how they celebrate their special occasion...
Nationality and Borders Bill: Why is it causing protests?
... " What does the government say? Immigration minister Tom Pursglove says the proposed law is " a proportional and sensible measure that doesn t increase the scope, in terms of individuals, who it would affect"...
Government overturns ruling on disability strategy
By Vanessa ClarkeBBC News
A ruling A Survey used to inform the government's National Disability Strategy was " unlawful" has been Overturned at The Court of Appeal.
The strategy aims is to improve disabled people's lives and tackle issues such as housing and inaccessible Public Transport .
The government has welcomed The Court of Appeal ruling and says the plans can now " move forward again".
But disability-rights campaigners plan to appeal against the latest ruling.
The High Court had found the survey of disabled people had failed to consult effectively.
The government had failed to provide enough information on the proposed strategy to allow for meaningful responses, campaigners had told The High Court.
But in The Court of Appeal, Lady Justice Laing ruled " the purpose of the survey was to find out information and views which might 'inform' the strategy" and those surveyed could not have been given more information about the strategy " because it did not exist".
The High Court judge had been wrong to rule the survey was subject to " the Gunning requirement" and therefore wrong to rule The Work and pensions secretary had acted unlawfully.
The Gunning principles include requiring public bodies to provide The Information people need to contribute to a consultation and that The The decision makers take the result into account.
'Really frustrated'The UK Disability Survey received 14,000 responses.
But in January 2022, The High Court ruled Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey
Campaigners Doug Paulley, Jean Eveleigh, Victoria Hon and Miriam Binder, who has since died, had brought the case against the government.
Mr Paulley said they now were " really frustrated" the ruling had been Overturned - and they had " lost on a technicality".
" The original strategy and consultation was a travesty, " He Said . " We feel it was a waste of money and time and an insult to disabled people. "
The consultation " didn't allow us to Say Anything on the important issues for disabled people", " Mr Paulley added.
Increase opportunitiesWhen details of The National Disability Strategy were announced, in 2021,
After The High Court ruling, including proposals to ensure every disabled person who wanted to start a business had the opportunity and exploring How To increase opportunities for disabled people to serve in the armed-forces reserves.
On Tuesday, Disabled People, Health and Work Minister Tom Pursglove said: " I welcome The Court of Appeal's judgment that our National Disability Strategy is lawful, meaning We Are able to continue with the important work contained within it.
" I Am delighted that We Are now able to move forward again with this ambitious agenda, implementing The Commitments we set out in this long-term strategy to transform disabled people's lives for the better. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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