Member

We have been told by Scope, Z2K, the MS Society, and more, that the Bill fails to take account for disabilities if they are progressive or fluctuating. That is why I support amendment 38, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell), and similar amendments. I heard the Minister come to the Dispatch Box and give us some assurances about notes for guidance, but I respectfully point out to him, as a true trade unionist would say, that the words are the words, and the schedule to the Bill makes it abundantly clear that the descriptors have to apply “constantly” and will do so for the rest of the claimant’s life, including for a specific mental illness that the claimant will have for the rest of his or her life.