Welfare Reform Bill

I, too, support this amendment. Although it is not within my particular area of expertise, I have listened with a great deal of interest to what the noble Lord, Lord Rix, and others have said in support of it. It is very necessary for the text of this amendment to appear in the Bill, in particular in the section to which it is related; that is, the directions about work-related activity. In Committee, we have already had quite a lot of discussion about the necessity of ensuring that those responsible for administering this legislation have adequate training. That is doubly important for people with learning disabilities. It is in the Government’s interests to ensure that this Bill covers adequately people with learning disabilities in the manner proposed under this amendment. I hope that the Minister will agree. He may not accept this wording, but I hope that he will accept the principle and ensure that something like this appears in the Bill.