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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

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
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk