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Welfare Reform Bill

Proceeding contribution from John Barrett (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 27 January 2009. It occurred during Debate on bills on Welfare Reform Bill.
I am following what the hon. Gentleman is saying with interest and I think that he has hit on a very important point. Does he accept that although the unemployment rate among the disabled is roughly double that among able-bodied people, those who are out of work and disabled are more than twice as likely to want to work than the able-bodied? There is a real pool of potential among the disabled who are out of work.

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Reference

487 c229-30 

Session

2008-09

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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