Is my hon. Friend aware that the Motor Neurone Disease Association has cited cases in which people with six months left to live who have had the DS1500 assessment have actually been challenged by the Department for Work and Pensions, which is so insulting as to be mind-boggling? That is why we need very clear guidelines and definitions, which the Bill does not provide.
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Madeleine Moon
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 30 June 2015.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Scotland Bill.
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