Disabled People: UN Convention — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:55 pm on 5 July 2010.

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Photo of Lord Knight of Weymouth Lord Knight of Weymouth Labour 2:55, 5 July 2010

My Lords, Article 28 of the convention promotes the right to an adequate standard of living. Elsewhere, the convention requires that all activities must include the participation of persons with disabilities. How have persons with disabilities been involved in the decisions in the Budget that show, in table 2.1 of the Red Book, that £360 million in 2013 and then over £1 billion in 2014 will be cut from the disability living allowance?