DEBATE
Personal Independence Payments: Supreme Court Ruling
23 July 2019
Volume 663
Find the original debate transcript here.
"Five-Minute Mental State Test"
taking 25p away from £1
adds anxiety
spell “world” backwards.
and be able to go forward
conditions may fluctuate
And socially isolate
This is not an exact science,
This is a complex exercise
This cruel and discredited PIP assessment
judgment passed down.
PIP not fit
I push back on the suggestion
needs to be overhauled
a serious wake-up call
I push back on the suggestion
draconian assessments, Ended?
Atos and Capita, extended
in the space of one question
people in need.
fight through the courts
we do welcome the judgment.
60,000 appeals
inadequate support
we do welcome the judgment.
Government failed 72%
any back payment?
To repeat: we do welcome the judgment.
please answer the question
The judgment is welcome, of course,
we wanted clarity
Across society, it adds anxiety
we will be looking carefully
Surely, fully and fairly
To ask, who has responsibility for
People’s
respect and dignity?
But, I am just a, proud, Minister of State
conditions, potentially, may fluctuate
a menu of health conditions to navigate
to go forward and fully integrate
the process, is to, discriminate
To estimate
The highest rate
To, test, our, mental state