Impact of the Work Capability Assessment on disabled people

Early day motion 521, tabled 9 December 2024 by John McDonnell (Independent). Signed by 19 members.

That this House notes the shocking evidence published by John Pring in his recent book of the harm, too often leading to fatalities, inflicted on disabled people by the Department of Work and Pensions since the introduction of the Work Capability Assessment; and calls on the Government to establish an independent public inquiry into the role played by Ministers, civil servants and advisers and their culpability for the suffering identified in this research.

Signatures by party: Independent 7, Labour 7, Green 2, DUP 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.