Proceeding contribution from James Purnell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 December 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Welfare Reform.
Welfare Reform
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend, and I want to pay tribute to him for all the work that he does in championing the rights of disabled people in this House. It is right that we should give power to disabled people because society still discriminates against them and we need to ensure that they have the support and power to get themselves back into work and to achieve their aspirations, just the same as anybody else. No one should ever demonise or discriminate against disabled people, and we will ensure that that does not happen.
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- 485 c545
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- 2008-09
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Disability Children Benefits rules Employment Drugs Private sector Employment schemes Incapacity benefit Maintenance Misuse Lone parents Social security benefits Social security Voluntary organisations Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Personalised Conditionality and Support Review Access to work programme Employment and support allowance Welfare to Work Review
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