Abolition Of The Independent Living Fund;amdt. Line 1:

EDM number 963A1 in 1992-93, proposed by David Shaw on 02/12/1992.

leave from 'House' to end and add 'recognises the good sense of the decision of the trustees of the Independent Living Fund to close to new applications from 25th November to make sure that all cases in the pipeline are processed in an orderly manner by the end of March 1993; notes with satisfaction that in this its last year the Independent Living Fund is expected to make a record number,around 10,000, of new awards; applauds the Government's announcement that 20,000 or so existing Independent Living Fund cases will continue to receive cash payments from the successor body from April 1993; applauds the Government's announcement that a new fund will be established to provide assistance to the most severely disabled people; and recognises the Government's commitment to the Independent Living Fund and severely disabled people through a 20 fold increase in its financial provision in its five year lifespan to ú97 million this year.'.

This is a ammendment to 963.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.