§ 4. Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the proposals for further relief for the disabled that he has currently under examination.
§ Sir K. JosephI cannot at this stage usefully add to my answer to my hon. Friends the Members for Folkestone and Hythe (Mr. Costain) and The Wrekin (Dr. Trafford) on 8th May.—[Vol. 856, c. 178–80.]
§ Sir B. Rhys WilliamsHas my right hon. Friend taken note of the decision of the other place on the Social Security Bill on similar lines to an amendment that I moved in this House? Does he accept the necessity for the Government to produce a concrete plan for the relief of the disabled? Will he commit himself to publishing a Green Paper on this subject at the earliest possible date?
§ Sir K. JosephNo. As I have explained to my hon. Friend, the commitment to publish a Green Paper might delay getting on with action for priority groups of the disabled, for which we are all impatient and on which the Government are now carrying out urgent studies.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisIs the right hon. Gentleman able to give a definite date for the publication of Baroness Sharp's report on vehicle services for physically disabled people? Will he ensure that the report is made available to the House before any definitive decisions are reached by the Government?
§ Sir K. JosephMy hon. Friend the Member for Banbury (Mr. Marten) has tabled Question No. 11 on that very subject.