Statement on the Personal Independence Payment
13 December 2012 (updated on 13 December 2012)
Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey, made a statement in the House of Commons on 13 December 2012 on the Personal Independence Payment
Shadow Minister for Disabled People, Anne McGuire, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
- Watch Parliament TV: Statement on the Personal Independence Payment
- Read Commons Hansard: Statement on the Personal Independence Payment
- Read Parliamentary material in Topics: Social security and pensions
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