Sir Stephen Timms: “The end of the scheme comes alongside significant steps we've already taken to help people into work.”

Our message is simple: Pip is not working. It is not working for the people that go through the process, nor for a government committed to supporting disabled people.

We will not be moving away from the importance of that, but I think there is a question about whether the process can also point people towards help that may be valuable to them in addition to, or in some cases perhaps instead of, a cash…

My view is that the current level of spending is not a great concern. What would be a concern would be if it carried on going up forever more.

We're certainly going to be looking fairly at how these decisions are being made, and the question of fiscal sustainability for the benefit is going to be a concern as we reach these decisions.