Disabled Persons and Carers (Short-term Breaks) Bill [H.L.]

HL Deb 19 March 1996 vol 570 c1155

3.7 p.m.

Lord Rix

My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to provide for assessments of health and social needs of disabled persons to include assessments of the need for short-term breaks for the disabled person and any carer. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.

Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.— (Lord Rix.)

On Question, Bill read a first time, and to be printed.