§ 28. Mr. LevittTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what discussions he has had with disability organisations on his plans for disability benefit reform. [63217]
§ Mr. BayleyMinisters have met disability organisations at the Disability Benefits Forum set up following the Welfare Reform Green Paper, "New Ambitions for our Country: A New Contract for Welfare", to discuss how disability benefits can be reformed. The Forum has met on seven occasions since June and has discussed the proposals for Disability Benefits reform contained in the discussion document "A New Contract for Welfare: Support for Disabled People" on two occasions.
The Government have also discussed disability benefits more generally with a wide range of organisations representing disabled people and their carers.