Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 10:06 am on 1 February 2012.
The hon. Lady highlights the stress that individuals go through during assessments. Several constituents have visited my surgery to explain how they went through such stress. Does not the assessment have to be fair, both to the individual and to the taxpayer, as has been mentioned? Also, is not the assessment becoming a tick-box exercise with a one-size-fits-all approach, that does not take into consideration the fluctuating conditions from which people suffer?