Part of Welfare Reform Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:15 pm on 24th February 2009.
I refer the Minister to amendment 47, which would provide for having regard to a persons mental health. I accept that that regard will come from a health professional. The amendment would not define mental illness in the Bill, but say that that must be taken into account. Regulations can set out the conditions under which a mental health condition would be regarded. I would have thought that reference to advice from a mental health professional should be the way forward.