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MS is incurable—there is no magic miracle cure—and my latest sick line from my general practitioner, which was sent to the DWP just days before my latest bombshell, was for a year.
—Official Report, Social Security Committee, 26 October 2017; c 26. In written evidence, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: “Glasgow City Council has explored automatic payment of benefits and have successfully implemented this approach for school clothing grants by identifying eligible families.”
We heard earlier from Dr Coia about the welcome fact that we have new money coming from mental health services, but she also used the word “cuts”—she talked about cuts coming in advance of the new money and a lot of the new money having to fill the gaps that have been created....
In particular, key delivery levers are underspecified—especially the “consumer incentives” package. If incentives are new but undefined, it is not possible to assess the expected uptake (new vs used EVs), fiscal cost, distributional impacts, or whether it closes the gap to the emissions pathway the plan assumes.
We are particularly pleased that the Government is considering introducing a new obligation on the BBC to drive economic growth and support the creative economy across the UK.
The Bill states that “Nothing in the charter is to— (a) give rise to any new rights, (b) impose any new responsibilities, or (c) alter in any way an existing right or responsibility.”
For example, an operator may change its name, a new operator may assume the functions of another or new operating licences may be granted which require to be taken account of in the RPA regime. 10.11.