House of Lords - Welfare Reform Bill (Second Reading)
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Morris of Manchester, who has done so much for disabled people over the years.
BTW
7 Mar 2007
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Morris of Manchester, who has done so much for disabled people over the years.
Lords Oakeshott, Kirkwood, Addington and Baroness Thomas welcome plans to help long term unemployed back in to work, but warn that the Bill will need careful scrutiny and clarification to ensure its success.
Lord Bradshaw and Baroness Scott address problems of funding and execution in the legislation to provide free bus travel for the over 60's.
A disabled Edinburgh woman has been indecently assaulted in her own home by a man who claimed he was a doctor.
Hundreds of disabled workers staged a protest as part of a campaign to prevent the closure of their factories.
A "callous" thief who stole a handbag from a woman in a wheelchair in Edinburgh is being sought by police.