The National Audit Office's report on the sector responsibility in disability policy

Mona Olin (SD)

Madam Speaker! Today we are discussing the government's response to the National Audit Office's report on the sector responsibility in the policy for persons with functional impairments. I begin by moving for approval of the committee's proposal for a decision.

The important question is how we ensure that the disability policy does not just stop at good ambitions but actually reaches all sectors of society. I will now highlight three aspects: the Swedish National Audit Office's observations and recommendations, the government's initiated work and letters, and why I stand behind the committee's proposal for a decision.

I will begin with the Swedish National Audit Office's observations and recommendations. The Swedish National Audit Office notes that the sector-responsible authorities partially contribute to achieving the goals of the disability policy, which is positive, but that the measures are not sufficient to break down barriers in reality. A central criticism is that the government's governance is too vague. The strategy for systematic follow-up is not sufficiently concrete, and the sector responsibility is interpreted and implemented in different ways by different authorities.

The recommendations to the government are clear. The Swedish National Audit Office considers that the government should consider granting sector responsibility to more agencies in sectors where it currently lacks. The role and governance of the strategy, including the role of sector responsibility, in the upcoming action plan 2026–2031 needs to be concretized. The government shall task the sector-responsible agencies with describing how sector responsibility should be taken into account in the action plan. The quality and uniformity of the reporting shall be improved so that it can be measured whether the development is actually moving forward.

We move on to the government's assessment and actions taken. The government welcomes the report and agrees that several observations are both correct and reasonable. That issues regarding disabilities are highlighted and brought to the attention of authorities thanks to the strategy for systematic follow-up of disability policy is a positive development. This is something one wants to take note of, and one also shares the conclusion that the governance needs to become clearer and the sectoral responsibility must be concretized, especially ahead of the next period in the action plan for disability policy.

The Agency for Participation, MFD, has been tasked with supporting the sector authorities in follow-up. MFD's strategic advice has also made it easier for agencies to highlight issues concerning persons with disabilities and has contributed to more agencies working towards achieving the goal of the disability policy.

Work has begun on developing a national action plan for disability policy, with requirements for analyses of sectoral responsibilities and follow-up. Initiatives have been taken to strengthen the statistics on living conditions for persons with disabilities by commissioning SCB to develop register-based statistics.

The Government argues that the measures already taken are sufficient at this stage and considers that the question of additional measures should be addressed in connection with the design of the action plan.

I support the committee's proposal for a decision. Against this background, I believe that the Swedish National Audit Office's criticism is justified. Sharper governance and distribution of responsibility between agencies and sectors were needed. The committee's position to reject the motions and place the letter in the records is reasonable and gives the government a mandate to continue its work while we signal that we will follow up on the work started and ensure that it is realized.

In conclusion, I can state that there are still many areas within disability policy that need to be improved. I am pleased that the Swedish National Audit Office conducted this review and that the government, through its response, shows that it is aware of the deficiencies that have been pointed out, that measures have been taken, and that work is already underway to rectify the weaknesses that the Swedish National Audit Office highlighted.

I move, as I have said, for approval of the committee's proposal to submit the communication to the records.

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Agneta Nilsson (S)

Madam Speaker! Today we are debating the Swedish National Audit Office's report regarding the sectoral responsibility within the disability policy, where the sector-responsible authorities have been reviewed based on their role and how it has functioned over time. This is an important review so that the policy can develop and improve what is highlighted within the area.

Madam Speaker! The national goal for disability policy is to, with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a starting point, achieve equality in living conditions and full participation for persons with disabilities, in a society with diversity as a foundation. The task of the sector-responsible authorities is to ensure that their area of responsibility is accessible and inclusive for persons with disabilities. Sector-responsible authorities are tasked with being unifying, supportive, and driving within their areas.

It has, however, emerged in the report that the government's management of disability policy is unclear and that a clearer direction for the agencies' work is required. The National Audit Office also notes that there is a lack of sector-responsible agencies for several important sectors such as transport, justice, consumer policy, and procurement.

Madam Speaker! The analysis that the government wants to carry out to find out what is missing and what more is needed so that responsible authorities, based on their operations, can fully work to facilitate things for persons with disabilities and to clarify their goals, can give an indication of what needs to be developed so that the responsibility becomes clearer than it is today.

The National Audit Office's report on the fact that there currently lack sector-responsible authorities within important and heavy sectors in society and that there may be reason to give more authorities an expanded responsibility is, we believe, urgent and important for developing the disability policy. That the government shares the report's position that there may be reason for more authorities to receive sector responsibility may sound promising, but it does not appear in the government's assessment of the audit's observations that they intend to appoint more sector-responsible authorities, other than that they simply wish to await what the analysis will conclude. The government also responds that there are currently no reasons to take further measures beyond those that have been taken and will be taken.

We Social Democrats do not share the government's view that, while waiting for the analysis that the government wants to have conducted, the development of more agencies receiving sector responsibility should be stopped. On the contrary, it is entirely possible to do this in the near term. It may rather be an advantage that the agencies that the Swedish National Audit Office points out in its report are included already before and not after. Otherwise, it risks taking longer than necessary before more sector-responsible agencies are appointed.

We Social Democrats see the importance of sector-responsible authorities within all relevant areas. It is important that this development is not affected and delayed by the government's analysis. When more sector-responsible authorities are developed within their areas, we get a society that more clearly lives up to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The sector-responsible authorities then become one of the tools to meet the convention's goals. It leads to a more inclusive and just society where accessibility and participation become a natural part of public activities and not just, as today, a responsibility for a few authorities. It is a step towards a Sweden where everyone can participate on equal terms.

When more sector-responsible authorities develop their operations and gain a deeper knowledge regarding persons with disabilities, it becomes more effective. It will then be possible to remove the obstacles we see in certain areas today. At the same time, it can lead to a more in-depth dialogue with the disability rights movements.

Madam Speaker! We Social Democrats therefore consider it urgent and important to ensure that there are designated authorities within all relevant areas and that sector-responsible authorities should be appointed in at least those areas identified in the report: transport, justice, consumer policy, and procurement. It is about shaping a society where everyone is needed and can participate.

Persons with disabilities shall be able to be fully included in all parts of life, and the basic democratic rights must be protected for all citizens. The conditions for this are regulated to a large extent by the authorities that today lack sector responsibility.

I stand behind all our reservations but move for the approval of reservation 1.

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Malin Höglund (M)

Madam Speaker! Today we are debating the Social Affairs Committee's report SoU2, the National Audit Office's report on the sector responsibility in disability policy. It is about how we as a society take responsibility to ensure that persons with disabilities can live equal lives, participate fully in society, and be met by a public sector that sees the whole person.

I vote in favor of the committee's proposal.

Madam Speaker! I would like to thank the Swedish National Audit Office for a very solid review. Their work is important for how we should develop governance and follow-up within the disability policy. The review shows that the work is partially functioning well, but that the sectoral responsibility can become clearer and more efficient.

Madam Speaker! The Government largely shares the Swedish National Audit Office's observations and has already taken several measures to strengthen disability policy. We know that a functioning sectoral responsibility requires clear governance, monitoring, and coordination. Therefore, during recent years, the Government has strengthened the Agency for Participation in its mission to support other agencies and monitor the results in disability policy.

The Government has also tasked the Agency for Participation with developing a proposal for a national action plan for disability policy 2026–2031. That assignment includes analyzing challenges, proposing concrete measures, and describing how these contribute to the national goal of a society with equality in living conditions and full participation for all. The action plan shall also be developed in dialogue with the disability rights movement, which is also central.

Madam Speaker! An important part of this work concerns knowledge and statistics. We need to know what reality looks like, otherwise we do not know what difference we are making. Therefore, the government has tasked Statistics Sweden with improving the statistics on living conditions for persons with disabilities. This shall, among other things, make it possible to compare data between different groups over time. This is a concrete step toward creating a better basis for political decisions.

The government has also taken the initiative to improve coordination between agencies, so that sector responsibility does not become a symbolic issue but an important management tool that permeates the entire social construction, from transport policy to the justice system, education and the labor market.

Madam Speaker! The Moderates and the government see disability policy as part of the core of the welfare state. It is not just about support and help but also about freedom – the freedom to participate, to work, to move, and to live on one's own terms. For us, it is also a matter of trust. When people with disabilities encounter society, it must work. It must be legally secure and accessible.

We therefore want to ensure that the initiatives made also lead to results. That is why we are now focusing on developing a unified, measurable, and trackable action plan instead of introducing new structures before we know how the existing ones function. We do not need more agencies for the sake of it – we need better coordination, clearer responsibilities, and measurable results.

Madam Speaker! I also want to emphasize that the government views the National Audit Office's engagement in the issue of sector responsibility very positively. It has contributed to important discussions on governance, responsibility, and cooperation between state agencies. The government's assessment, however, is that the measures that have already been taken and those that are already underway mean that the National Audit Office's recommendations are largely addressed. There is already ongoing work in the Government Offices to improve access to statistics and to clarify the sector responsibility in the upcoming action plan.

Madam Speaker! Disability policy is a collective responsibility. It is about people's everyday lives and about accessibility, education, work, and security. The government's goal is clear: We shall create conditions for participation, independence, and equal opportunities for all. With that direction and with knowledge, clarity, and responsibility, the government's parties continue the work from vision to reality.

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Nadja Awad (V)

Madam Speaker! To contribute to the implementation of the disability policy, nine agencies have currently been assigned a special sectoral responsibility. The Swedish National Audit Office has, as mentioned here, audited their role to be coordinating, supporting, and driving.

The overall assessment is that the authorities are partially working effectively to contribute to the goal of disability policy, but there are large variations in how active the authorities are. They interpret, apply, and relate to the sectoral responsibility for disability policy in different ways, and comparisons between the authorities are complicated by the fact that they follow up and report back on their work to different extents. The Swedish National Audit Office notes that this is partly due to the government's governance of disability policy being unclear.

The review further shows that there are no sector-responsible authorities for several of the important and heavy sectors in today's society, for example transport, the justice system, consumer policy, and procurement. In order for sector responsibility to be fully capable of becoming an effective steering tool, according to the Swedish National Audit Office, there may be reason to give authorities within more sectors a sector responsibility. Therefore, the Swedish National Audit Office recommends that the government reviews whether authorities for more sectors should be assigned a sector responsibility.

The Government says it shares the Swedish National Audit Office's views but argues that this should be preceded by further analysis of the role the existing sector authorities can or should have.

Vänsterpartiet considers it important to promptly develop the disability policy through more sector-responsible agencies. Just as the government itself points out, the agencies' reports are central to being able to follow up on the implementation of national goals over time and assess whether the measures taken have been effective enough to improve the living conditions for persons with disabilities. It is therefore both important and urgent to ensure that there are designated agencies within all relevant areas that affect persons with disabilities.

Vänsterpartiet considers that sector-responsible authorities should be appointed in at least the areas that the Swedish National Audit Office points out in its report, such as transport, justice, consumer policy and procurement.

Madam Speaker! An accessible society is a society where everyone is needed and can participate. Persons with disabilities shall have full participation in political, social, economic, and cultural life, like everyone else. The conditions for this are largely governed by authorities within the relevant sectors. Many of them, however, lack a clear sectoral responsibility. It is therefore crucial that this is implemented so that the basic democratic rights are protected and guaranteed for all residents.

Vänsterpartiet therefore moves for approval of reservation 1.

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Dan Hovskär (KD)

Madam Speaker! What happens the day you yourself need society's support and it is not there? That question is the starting point for today's debate. For us Christian Democrats, it is crucial that one can feel security when it comes to disability policy and that it is there when it is truly needed.

I would like to begin by moving for the approval of the proposal in the report.

Madam Speaker! Today we are considering an important report from the Swedish National Audit Office regarding the sectoral responsibility in the disability policy. It shows that the sector-responsible authorities are partially working effectively, but that their role can and should be developed.

The Government shares the Swedish National Audit Office's main observations and sees the report as an important contribution to the long-term work of strengthening disability policy.

Among other things, it is recommended that more agencies be given a sectoral responsibility so that Sweden can live up to its commitments under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is a proposal we view positively but which must be preceded by a careful analysis, especially linked to the strategy for follow-up during the period 2026–2031. Against that background, we, as several others in the Tidö parties have said, see no reason to propose any new measures from the Riksdag in the current situation.

Madam Speaker! Christian Democratic policy rests on a clear foundation: All people have an inviolable value. We know that people are different, but we are convinced that everyone has the right to participate in society on their own terms. Disability policy must therefore focus on better accessibility, stronger educational opportunities, and anchoring in the labor market. We want a society that sees, embraces, and includes – not marginalizes.

Madam Speaker! In the budget for 2026, the Christian Democrats and the government are making several initiatives. One of the most eagerly awaited is that we are removing the funkisskatt. People living on sickness or activity benefits should not be punished financially. We are lowering the tax, and we are lowering it so much that the tax gap disappears.

Madam Speaker! We do not accept that people's living conditions are determined by zip codes or municipal budgets. All people, regardless of where in the country they live, shall receive the support they need and are entitled to.

That is why we are now working hard, the Christian Democrats and the Tidö Government, to introduce state ownership for personal assistance. It is a crucial reform to ensure equality and legal certainty across the entire country. All people, with or without a disability, shall be able to live a life in freedom, security, and community.

Madam Speaker! We see the human being. We stand up for her dignity. We build politics for a society where everyone has a place.

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Christofer Bergenblock (C)

Madam Speaker! In the Riksdag, disability policy most often becomes a matter for us members of the Social Affairs Committee to discuss and debate. Within the government, the primary responsibility lies with the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Minister for Social Services, and among the agencies, there is an extra large responsibility with the National Board of Health and Welfare and the Agency for Participation. But that is not how life looks for someone with a disability. It is not limited to social issues or to care issues.

The basic prerequisites for managing one's life if one has a disability can involve access to assistive devices, the right to personal assistance, and the possibility of accompaniment. But it is also about the accessibility of shops, housing, schools, public buildings, museums, sports facilities, and theaters. It is about access to education and the possibility of adaptations throughout the entire education system. It is about the possibility of moving around on equal terms as everyone else in society to the shop, to work, to friends, out into nature, or to the sports facility. It is about the possibility of having an adapted and accessible workplace. It is about access to digital services such as bankID in order to be able to perform banking transactions and book tickets. And it is about the possibility to participate in democratic work and to participate in general elections, which was an issue that was debated before us here in the chamber.

The goal of the disability policy is to create a society without barriers to participation and with equal conditions for people with disabilities. But that also requires that the responsibility extends through more committees in the Riksdag, through more departments in the government and through more state agencies – hence today's discussion on sectoral responsibility, Madam Speaker.

The Swedish National Audit Office's report on the sector responsibility actually shows that the authorities that are identified today – Arbetsförmedlingen, Arbetsmiljöverket, Boverket, Försäkringskassan, Post- och telestyrelsen, Statens kulturråd, Socialstyrelsen, Riksantikvarieämbetet and Statens skolverk – have also taken a greater responsibility and had a greater focus on issues regarding functional impairments. At the same time, the Swedish National Audit Office criticizes that the government's governance has been poor and that there have been ambiguities regarding what the sector responsibility should mean in practice. This has led to it being perceived in different ways and the sector responsibility being handled in different ways in the different agencies.

At the same time, it is noted that several important areas of society today lack sectoral responsibility. As examples, the transport area, the justice system, consumer policy, and procurement are mentioned. This, in turn, means that issues regarding disabilities do not receive the same priority within these specific areas.

Most remarkably, I would say, is that there is a lack of sectoral responsibility within the transport area, because there are obvious problems there today. At the same time, the possibility of transporting oneself is often the basis for participation in social life. If one cannot get to the store, school, work, or friends, one ends up in isolation in one's own home instead. This is not reasonable.

Madam Speaker! It is good that the government is now working on a new action plan for disability policy for the years 2026–2031. It is truly needed. It is also good that in that action plan, it is intended to clarify the meaning of sectoral responsibility. It is, however, a shortcoming that the government does not already see the need to appoint more sectorally responsible agencies but instead postpones this to the future, for future analyses.

There is no doubt that more authorities must take greater responsibility for disability policy than is the case today. There is also no doubt that more ministers must take greater responsibility. This is because it is not just about LSS and social policy, but it is about education, the labor market, infrastructure, defense, healthcare, digitalization and much more.

The disappointment over the government's deficient disability policy has been great during this parliamentary term. It is evident that more must take responsibility so that we can reach the goals of participation and equality.

With this said, Madam Speaker, I move for approval of reservation 1 in the report on more sector-responsible authorities within the disability policy.

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Jakob Olofsgård (L)

Madam Speaker! Sweden shall be a country where all people can participate fully in society. For us Liberals, disability policy is ultimately about freedom. It is about the freedom to live one's life to the full and to be able to, regardless of ability, educate oneself, work, start a family, and participate in social life.

The National Audit Office has now reviewed how the government and the authorities take responsibility for implementing the disability policy – the so-called sector responsibility. The report shows that the work largely functions, but that there is a need for clearer governance, better follow-up, and stronger coordination. It is therefore a good and important review, because behind all these structures, strategies, and steering documents are people, children, youth, and adults who experience that society is not fully accessible to them. They experience that rights are sometimes affected by where you live, what resources are available, or quite frankly, ignorance.

We in the government have taken the Swedish National Audit Office's observations seriously and share the assessment that sector responsibility needs to be developed. However, we are doing so systematically and in the long term – not by quickly appointing more agencies, but through better coordination and stronger follow-up.

For us liberals, it is a self-evident fact that people are different. We have different backgrounds, ages, genders, worldviews and circumstances, and this also applies to functional abilities.

Madam Speaker! Every fourth Swede states that they have some form of functional impairment. Disability policy, therefore, is not about a specific group in society. It is about all of us. I believe, in fact, that we all have someone in our vicinity whom we think of when we debate this subject. It is someone who, in one way or another, is struggling to be able to live their life to the full. Therefore, it also affects us, and it affects me.

A liberal policy is based on the individual human being's freedom and dignity. Our task is to create the conditions so that everyone can live fully according to their potential. This is important for all people who have encountered obstacles in life and for whom freedom is not yet a given.

The LSS reform, that is, the Act on Support and Service for Certain Persons with Disabilities, is one of the largest freedom reforms in the Swedish welfare state. It is based on a powerful idea: People with extensive functional impairments shall be able to live their lives with self-determination, influence, and dignity.

Personal assistance was a central part of this reform. It is not about care in the traditional sense, but it is about the freedom to be able to decide who provides support, when it is given and in what way. For those who are dependent on help in everyday life, there is a difference between living and just surviving. The Liberals continue to stand up for that fundamental principle.

In our budget motion for 2022, we presented several proposals to restore LSS. This would, for example, take place through an increase of the flat-rate amount to ensure the quality of the assistance and to create better conditions for those who work in the profession. In the budget bill for 2025, the government increased the flat-rate amount by 3 percent, in line with the Liberals' previous proposal. The Liberals also ensure that new funds are provided to organizations for people with disabilities so that civil society's role in driving change and participation shall be preserved. This is something we are very proud of.

Madam Speaker! In the work on the budget for 2026, the Liberals continued to push for an indexing of the assistance allowance, but unfortunately, it did not go all the way. We are disappointed by that. However, we pushed through several other important initiatives within disability policy. Among others, the so-called "funkisskatten" (disability tax) is being abolished, which means a tax reduction for persons with sickness and activity compensation.

We have also pushed through strengthened educational support so that more people with disabilities will study at folk high schools. It is about opening doors – not closing them. This is liberal politics in practice, to step by step strengthen freedom, participation, and the opportunity to live an independent life.

The National Audit Office's report reminds us why governance and coordination in disability policy is so crucial, and in that regard, the government has already taken important steps.

The Agency for Participation has received a clearer mandate to support other agencies in their work. The agency is the engine in the work for an accessible society and is now receiving better tools to coordinate, follow up, and disseminate knowledge.

The Government is also presenting a new national action plan for disability policy 2026–2031. It shall be rights-based, concrete and measurable and be developed in close dialogue with the disability rights movement.

Furthermore, Statistics Sweden, SCB, has received a special mandate and resources to improve the statistics on living conditions for persons with disabilities. Without knowledge, we cannot see what obstacles exist, and without follow-up, we cannot know if we are making progress.

Disability policy is not an isolated part of the welfare system, Madam Speaker, but a part of our collective responsibility to ensure that all people can contribute, grow, and participate. When children receive the right support in school, when adults are given the opportunity to work, when the elderly are able to live an active life with security and participation – that is when policy functions as it should.

We liberals know that freedom begins with the prerequisites to be able to participate. Our goal is a society where no one is left behind because structures are lacking – a society where rights actually apply to everyone in practice, not just on paper.

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Nils Seye Larsen (MP)

Madam Speaker! Today we are debating the Social Affairs Committee's report in connection with the National Audit Office's report on the sector responsibility in disability policy.

Even though this is an important report, I must admit that it feels like we are debating another shelf-warmer – a document that will sit on shelves here and there in various agencies and gather dust without having any actual impact on the work to bring us closer to the national goal for disability policy. If the political will is not there, then the conditions for the agencies to realize the goal in practice do not exist.

The purpose of the report from the Swedish National Audit Office was to review the strategy for the systematic follow-up of the disability policy decided by the government in 2021. That strategy, in turn, was established to ensure a regular, comparable follow-up of the development towards the national goal for disability policy. Let us therefore remind ourselves of the national goal that was adopted by the Riksdag eight years ago.

It stated clearly that the government's disability policy took its starting point in Sweden's international commitments on human rights and particularly in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It was to be regarded as a part of the social construction, it stated, with the goal of creating a more equal society where citizens' different backgrounds or circumstances would not determine the possibility of participation. A number of governing principles were formulated, and from these came the national goal: that persons with disabilities shall be able, on the same terms as others, to live their lives fully in society.

Madam Speaker! How did it go with the goal? When the UN committee last year reviewed Sweden's implementation of the convention, scathing criticism was presented, and I shall raise some of it. The committee was concerned about

that not all persons who are blind or have a visual impairment can be eligible for support under the Act on Support and Service to Certain Persons with Disabilities or other support systems without having to pay the additional cost for support themselves, which prevents them from participating in political public life and in cultural life, recreation, leisure activities and sports

that there is limited knowledge, education and competence within the justice system when it comes to the rights of persons with disabilities

that the restrictions for personal assistance have increased and that 1,500 persons with disabilities lost their personal assistance between 2015 and 2022

that children and adults with disabilities are placed in institutions to a greater extent

that persons with disabilities are denied the right to choose their place of residence and with whom they shall live on the same terms as others

that there is a lack of resources and sufficient support mechanisms to support parents with disabilities and families with children with disabilities

that there has been a reduction in the appropriations for reasonable accommodation within education, for example, personal assistance and support for students with disabilities

that accessibility needs to be strengthened

that the labor market policy does not sufficiently integrate persons with disabilities.

These are just a few examples; the list was very long. In the UN review, it was noted, as we with disabilities have known for a long time, namely that Sweden has not come closer to the goal but further away from it. I want to bring this up because what is being discussed here right now, that is to say the report and all its recommendations, is part of the intended work that should be done so that Sweden can come closer to the goals.

The report states that there are several serious deficiencies in the implementation of Sweden's disability policy. The agencies' sectoral responsibilities are unclear, the government's governance is insufficient, and the follow-up of the goals is substandard. There is a lack of a unified and clearly formulated strategy to achieve equality and full participation for persons with disabilities. The Institute for Human Rights has also stated that the living conditions for persons with disabilities remain strongly unequal and that the rights violations that occur are often structural.

Miljöpartiet shares these assessments. It is evident that the current system lacks both clarity, distribution of responsibility, and focus on rights. In order for disability policy to be implemented effectively, the Swedish National Audit Office argues – and Miljöpartiet shares that view – that more agencies should be given a clear sectoral responsibility within decisive areas, such as transport, the justice system, consumer policy, public procurement, and so on.

The sectoral responsibility is furthermore unclear, as the aforementioned strategy lacks sub-goals and concrete measures. One possible way forward is to include measurable sub-goals with indicators for equality, accessibility, and participation in the government's announced action plan for disability policy between 2026 and 2031.

The action plan should be rights-based, based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and developed in close cooperation with the disability rights movement. Miljöpartiet has previously proposed that this UN Convention should be incorporated into Swedish legislation, and we therefore propose that the government investigates this urgently, in line with the work currently underway in Norway.

I want to conclude where I began: If the political will is lacking at the highest level, this report and its recommendations actually have no real possibility of contributing to us reaching the goal and fulfilling the conditions in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

I move for approval of reservation 1.

The deliberation was hereby concluded.

(Decisions were made under § 14.)

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