Member

The delay to PIP cuts is welcome, but the same delay must apply to universal credit. Why rush to take from those who are too unwell to work without fully understanding the consequences? Why, again, are disabled people being excluded from the conversation? We have heard the most eloquent contributions about the true nature of co-production, and we must caution against a process whereby people’s opinions are heard and listened to, and then blithely ignored. If we are to embrace that, there are amendments and new clauses that we should embrace. I note that the UN committee on the rights of persons with disabilities has written to the Government and urged that welfare reform must not