Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 23 March 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Tom Clarke. The answering member was Jonathan Shaw.

Disability Policy (Economic Downturn)

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on disability policy after the economic downturn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 508 c1-22WH
Session: 2009-10
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Tom Clarke | 508 c22WH (Link to this contribution) I am sorry if I appear to be pursuing my hon. Friend, but he is so interesting and he is giving us m...; Jonathan Shaw | 508 c22WH (Link to this contribution) That is right. Before I conclude, I will refer to the report by Leonard Cheshire. If we tackle pover...; Tom Clarke | 508 c21WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome my hon. Friend's positive speech, but does he accept that various charities have produced ...; Jonathan Shaw | 508 c21-2WH (Link to this contribution) Indeed. As my right hon. Friend will know, the "Valuing People" document highlighted the fact that t...; Tom Clarke | 508 c19WH (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that the Minister has touched on advocacy. Advocacy was at the heart of the Disabled ...; Jonathan Shaw | 508 c19-21WH (Link to this contribution) I agree absolutely. I wrote to my right hon. Friend about the progress since the 1986 Act and I was ...; Jonathan Shaw | 508 c16-9WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that point. He will be aware that as part of our car...; John Barrett | 508 c16WH (Link to this contribution) One issue that is raised repeatedly by hon. Members on both sides of the House is the inability of p...; Jonathan Shaw | 508 c16WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Olner, and to respond to the debate led so ab...; Lord Harper | 508 c13-6WH (Link to this contribution) That is interesting, but it highlights an issue. Why are employees happy to say that they have a dis...; John Barrett | 508 c12WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks. Does he agree that it is not just a question of wha...; Lord Harper | 508 c12-3WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right. He cautions us about one thing in particular. We spend a lot of time ta...; Jonathan Shaw | 508 c13WH (Link to this contribution) An important feature of the percentage of disabled people in Departments is that it is measured on s...; John Barrett | 508 c7-10WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks. I will touch on another Scottish problem that...; Lord Harper | 508 c10WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Olner. I congratulate the right hon. Member f...; Bob Spink | 508 c10WH (Link to this contribution) Whoever forms the next Government will, in forming policy, have to consider the operation of the dis...; Lord Harper | 508 c10-1WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes a good point when saying that a lot of the money that is spent on things th...; Tom Clarke | 508 c5-6WH (Link to this contribution) Thank you, Mr. Olner. I acknowledge what the hon. Member for Castle Point (Bob Spink) said; it would...; Tom Clarke | 508 c6WH (Link to this contribution) One of the things that pleases me about the debate is that it gives me the chance to wish the hon. G...; John Barrett | 508 c6WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the right hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Mr. Clarke) for securing the d...; William Cash | 508 c4WH (Link to this contribution) Is the right hon. Gentleman concerned about the potential connection between the important point tha...; Tom Clarke | 508 c4WH (Link to this contribution) I could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman. If we have what many have called a national care ser...; Tony Baldry | 508 c3WH (Link to this contribution) Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that personalisation should not mean isolation? Personalisation ...; Tom Clarke | 508 c3-4WH (Link to this contribution) I am happy to agree with the hon. Gentleman. When I was preparing for this debate, I met and heard f...; Bob Spink | 508 c4WH (Link to this contribution) Last week, I met carers in my constituency, who do a wonderful job. The right hon. Gentleman may hav...; Speaker | 508 c4WH (Link to this contribution) Order. I remind hon. Members that we are talking about disability policy after the economic downturn...; Tony Baldry | 508 c4WH (Link to this contribution) I should like to echo what my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Mr. Cash) just said, and be slightly...; Tom Clarke | 508 c4WH (Link to this contribution) Again, the hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. I think we all recognise that the system would break ...; Tom Clarke | 508 c2-3WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman and welcome his remarks. From exchanges in the House, he will kn...; William Cash | 508 c2WH (Link to this contribution) Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that just as funding for international development has been ring...; Tom Clarke | 508 c1-2WH (Link to this contribution) As always, it is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Chair, Mr. Olner. As we move towards the en...
Subjects: Disability Carers Direct payments Employment Health services Discrimination Learning disability Paralympic Games 2012 Personal budgets
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Disability Policy (Economic Downturn)

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