Houses of Lords backs government plans for new disability payments

via Houses of Lords backs government plans for new disability payments | BMJ.

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The government has won a key vote in the House of Lords, defeating attempts to delay the introduction of new disability payments. It is now expected to overturn in the Commons three amendments to the bill passed in the Lords last week, and will seek to have the bill certified as a “money bill” by the Commons speaker, which would prevent the Lords from imposing any further delays.

 

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