Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:51 pm on 13 October 2009.
Lord McKenzie of Luton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government), Department for Communities and Local Government, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government), Department for Work and Pensions, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (also in Department for Work and Pensions), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government)
2:51,
13 October 2009
Indeed. I can absolutely reassure the noble Baroness and the whole House on that issue. This is a green paper. It is a consultation and we need fully to take account of people's views. There is no prospect of people simply having their disability benefits removed overnight. That is no way in contemplation.
A Green Paper is a tentative report of British government proposals without any commitment to action. Green papers may result in the production of a white paper.
From wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_paper
