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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
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(13 years, 5 months ago)
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Steve Webb
My hon. Friend has raised an important facet of these changes, and I can assure her that the Department is already in discussions with Motability about how it might be handled.
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP)
Have the proposals for disability living allowance been subject to an equality impact assessment, and if so, what has been the result?
Steve Webb
As the hon. Lady may be aware, when elements are included in primary legislation, statutory equality impact assessments are published at the time that the legislation is published—and will be available to the House.