9 9 6 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Scott ▁was ▁shift ed ▁side ways ▁to ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Social ▁Security , ▁and ▁soon ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Dis abled ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁aut onomy ▁he ▁had ▁had ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁away ▁from ▁Th atch er ▁did ▁not ▁continue ▁in ▁to ▁this ▁roll . ▁Scott ▁made ▁no ▁secret ▁of ▁his ▁dis qu iet ▁at ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁re forms ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁put ▁through . ▁His ▁period ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Dis abled ▁saw ▁him ▁come ▁under ▁attack ▁from ▁many ▁campaign ers , ▁including ▁his ▁own ▁daughter , ▁a ▁dis ability ▁campaign er , ▁when ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁he ▁' t alk ed ▁out ' ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁( Dis abled ▁Pers ons ) ▁Bill , ▁a ▁Private ▁member ' s ▁bill ▁which ▁aim ed ▁to ▁out law ▁disc rim ination ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁dis ability . ▁. ▁Despite ▁this ▁he ▁could ▁point ▁to ▁prov isions ▁for ▁the ▁disabled ▁being ▁over ▁a ▁quarter ▁greater ▁than ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Th atch er ▁government . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁this ▁post ▁by ▁William ▁H ague . ▁App oint ed ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( MB E ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁order ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Scott ▁remained ▁MP ▁for ▁Ch else a ▁until ▁the ▁seat ▁was ▁abol ished ▁at ▁the