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Autism Bill

Proceeding contribution from John Bercow (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 19 June 2009. It occurred during Debate on bills on Autism Bill.
My hon. Friend is making an admirable speech, but in referring to the DWP she prompts me to highlight an issue often mentioned but as yet not resolved—the off-putting complexity of the application form for disability living allowance. Does my hon. Friend agree that it would help if the Government looked at that again? It is true, to be fair, that the form has been substantially shortened over recent years, but I think I am right in saying—I have some personal experience—that it is still 52 or 54 pages long, and it does not lend itself to speedy completion by people who are not used to having to provide essay-style responses to testing questions.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
494 c564 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Legislation
Autism Bill 2008-09
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