WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OPINION TABLED ON 11/02/2011

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OPIN-2011-0091 - UK Government's Consultation on Disability Living Allowance Reform

Raised By:

Helen Mary Jones, Sandy Mewies, Darren Millar and Veronica German

Subscribers:

Val Lloyd 15/02/2011

Lorraine Barrett 18/02/2011

Paul Davies 18/02/2011

Jenny Randerson 21/02/2011

Nerys Evans 21/02/2011

Chris Franks 23/02/2011

Mark Isherwood 23/02/2011

Mick Bates 23/02/2011

Leanne Wood 24/02/2011

Jeff Cuthbert 11/03/2011

Lynne Neagle 16/03/2011

Gareth Jones 16/03/2011

Nick Bourne 17/03/2011

Peter Black 25/03/2011

UK Government's Consultation on Disability Living Allowance Reform

This Assembly:

Notes the UK Government's consultation on Disability Living Allowance Reform, and proposals announced in the UK Spending Review to reduce the DLA budget by £1bn a year by 2014/15.

Recognises organisations representing people with sight loss in Wales have expressed concerns about changes to DLA and the impact they may have on the most vulnerable people

Calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to raise with the UK Government the impact these proposals could have on blind and partially sighted people in Wales, and ensure policy proposals meets the Westminster government's objectives of fairness and protecting the most vulnerable.