Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Ashley of Stoke (Labour). It was answered by Baroness Thornton (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 July 2009.
Disabled People: Independent Living
- Question
- To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to bring forward proposals for independent living for disabled persons.
- Answer
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My Lords, the Government have made progress with a number of proposals to assist independent living for disabled people. These include the common assessment framework for adults; the fairer contribution guidance, which will be published soon; regulations to allow direct payments to be made to adults lacking capacity, from autumn 2009; ratification of the United Nations convention for disability rights on 9 June; and the soon-to-be-published Care and Support Green Paper.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 712 c559
- Session
- 2008-09
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Disability Housing Social services
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