PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s Allowance Debate
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Laurence Turner
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PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s Allowance
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Sir Stephen Timms
Absolutely, it is. The people that my hon. Friend described will be the beneficiaries of the big commitment that we have made.
Laurence Turner (Birmingham Northfield) (Lab)
I thank the Minister for the constructive and thoughtful way in which he has engaged with Members over the past week. I have written to him in the past couple of days on two matters, and I would like to take the opportunity to put them to him. First, he is leading a review of the PIP assessment—will its terms of reference be made public? Secondly, there is a case for looking again at the PIP criteria, as set out in secondary legislation, which were opposed by Labour 12 years ago. Will he continue to engage in the manner that he has been doing with Members now that we are in the consultation period, including on that point?
Sir Stephen Timms
I will be very glad to. My hon. Friend is right that the indicators used in the current personal independence payment assessment were drawn up in 2013. It is high time that we had another look at them, and I will be happy to put the terms of reference for that work into the public domain. I look forward to the opportunity to discuss it with him.