Welfare Reform Bill

I thank the Minister and accept that I did not just go through an assessment process. I feel that it is important to raise this issue again as a gentle reminder that the social model is written by disabled people using their experience. The noble Countess, Lady Mar, made the important point that you cannot fit disabled people into boxes. I tend to think that we are a little more like Venn diagrams. It is obvious to me that if the Minister were truly committed to helping disabled people, the full social model would be used. I recognise that there is a balance between costs and how far we want to go to help disabled people. I share the Minister’s view on autism but I would like to widen the issue and hope that we will take all disabled people’s experiences into account. I look forward to seeing the refined process that he mentioned. There is one point on which I agree with the Minister: the bio-psycho model is interesting. However, that is as far as I can go. If we looked at the definition of ““interesting””, he and I would probably differ considerably. Perhaps we could save that exciting debate for another time. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 50ZH withdrawn. Amendments 50ZJ to 50ZJA not moved. Clause 78 : Mobility component Clause 78 : Mobility component Amendments 50ZK and 50ZL not moved. Clause 79 : Ability to carry out daily living activities or mobility activities Clause 79 : Ability to carry out daily living activities or mobility activities Amendments 50ZM to 50ZQ not moved. Amendment 50ZR Moved by