Disabled People

Lord Low of Dalston Excerpts
Monday 13th December 2010

(13 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Freud Portrait Lord Freud
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My Lords, clearly that issue hits on a key point relating to how we organise our services. This Government are putting an enormous amount of effort into localising services and then personalising them. To the extent that those processes come through by 2015, more localisation will be visible.

Lord Low of Dalston Portrait Lord Low of Dalston
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My Lords, the Government stated that, when the mobility component of DLA is withdrawn from people living in residential care, local authorities will have a responsibility to provide for their mobility needs. Can the noble Lord tell the House what this responsibility is and where it can be found in statute?