§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will now summarise in a report to the House the responses to his consultation paper on the Government's proposals in regard to discrimination against disabled people, or place a summarised version of the responses in the Library.
§ Mr. HagueI intend to publish an analysis of the responses when it is available. Copies will be placed in the Library.
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§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will make it his policy to draft his proposed Bill on discrimination against disabled people in such a way that its scope will not prevent any attempt to substitute a disability rights commission, with the powers provided for by the Civil Rights (Disabled Persons) Bill, for the proposed National Disability Council;
(2) if he will make it his policy to draft the money resolution for his proposed Bill on discrimination against disabled people in such a way as not to preclude amendments to substitute a Disability Rights Commission, with the powers provided for by the Civil Rights (Disabled Persons) Bill, for the proposed National Disability Council.
§ Mr. HagueWe are in the process of drafting the Bill. The Bill's scope and the money resolution will depend on the final contents. It is not our intention to draft the Bill in such a way as to rule out full discussion of this issue.