Justin Tomlinson corrected a written answer on Social Security Benefits: Disability

16 October 2020 · Commons written answer · Department for Work and Pensions

Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party, Motherwell and Wishaw) asked written question 102871 on 13 October 2020. Justin Tomlinson answered on 16 October 2020 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Justin Tomlinson corrected the answer on 16 October 2020. The corrected text no longer gives the figures £10 billion, £55 billion. Altogether 55 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish a Green Paper on disability benefits.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
~~We spend over £55 billion a year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions – up nearly £10 billion since 2010 and more than ever before.~~ The Department has announced it will be bringing forward a Green Paper on health and disability support, considering issues that disabled people have told us that they want to see addressed. ~~This~~ will ~~explore a wide range of issues linked to health and disability benefits and~~ the ~~wider support that is provided.~~	The Department has announced it will be bringing forward a Green Paper on health and disability support, considering issues that disabled people have told us that they want to see addressed. We will update the house in due course.

Original

Corrected

~~We spend over £55 billion a year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions – up nearly £10 billion since 2010 and more than ever before.~~
The Department has announced it will be bringing forward a Green Paper on health and disability support, considering issues that disabled people have told us that they want to see addressed. ~~This~~ will ~~explore a wide range of issues linked to health and disability benefits and~~ the ~~wider support that is provided.~~

The Department has announced it will be bringing forward a Green Paper on health and disability support, considering issues that disabled people have told us that they want to see addressed. We will update the house in due course.

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