HC Deb 28 July 1998 vol 317 c198W
Mr. Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he will publish his Department's proposals on incapacity benefit reform. [53111]

Mr. Denham

We have given a commitment to fundamentally reform Incapacity Benefit for future claimants. We are examining the scope for a new test which focuses on what people can do as well as what they cannot do, recognising that capacity for work is a continuum. We will bring forward our proposals in due course.

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