WELFARE REFORM AND DISABILITY BENEFITS

Early day motion 375A1, tabled 4 March 1999 by David Rendel (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 17 members.

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'expresses concern at the Government's proposals to remove over a billion pounds of benefits from some of the most vulnerable people in the United Kingdom; notes that the changes to incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance will disproportionately penalise women and carers; regrets the over emphasis placed by this Government on paid as opposed to voluntary or caring work; and calls on the Government to adopt an approach to welfare reform which is driven less by the search for cuts and more by the motive of care.'.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 17.