Personal Independence Payments: Merseyside

Debate between Angela Eagle and Edward Leigh
Tuesday 26th March 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Angela Eagle Portrait Ms Angela Eagle
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The Minister is making a case for the benefit, but nobody is arguing that it is fatally flawed. We are asking for the assessments to be more accurate, because they are causing problems. He is making a case about conditions that deteriorate, but I have brought to his notice cases of people with deteriorating conditions whose awards have been lowered.

Edward Leigh Portrait Sir Edward Leigh (in the Chair)
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Order. May I just make one point? This debate is about the administration of personal independence payments on Merseyside, so we want from the Minister talk about administration and Merseyside.