§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will establish a disability benefits taskforce to include disabled groups in her departmental review of disability benefits and the Benefit Integrity Project. [35232]
§ Mr. DenhamFollowing my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State's most recent meeting with representatives of the Disability Benefits Consortium a joint statement was issued making clear the intention to open consultation on disability benefits on a formal basis. This process will begin very shortly in a seminar to discuss various research reports which were published on 12 March.