Welfare Reform Bill
Debate between Jenny Willott and Harriett Baldwin
Wednesday 1st February 2012
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
(12 years, 9 months ago)
Commons ChamberRead Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Jenny Willott
I was going to come on to that. If the hon. Lady will bear with me, I will hopefully answer her question.
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)
The hon. Lady is making many interesting points. Does she agree that when a person has a degenerative illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, their condition may change during any finite period, so it is important to emphasise that people can be reassessed and put into the support group if their condition deteriorates?
Jenny Willott
The hon. Lady is right, and many conditions get worse at varying rates—very slowly for some people, and very quickly for others. It is important to make sure that people get the benefit that they should, and that the assessment is right, as the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (Dr Whiteford) said.