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What assessment he has made of (a) the changes in government expenditure and (b) the number of people who will be affected by the proposals to change (i) rules on backdating claims, (ii) waiting days for the jobseeker's allowance, (iii) rules for war pensioners, (iv) disability living allowance claims from...
What assessment he has made of (a) the changes in government expenditure and (b) the number of people who will be affected by the proposals to change (i) rules on backdating claims, (ii) waiting days for the jobseeker's allowance, (iii) rules for war pensioners, (iv) disability living allowance claims from...
Asked by
Lord Howarth of Newport
(Labour)
Answered by
Alistair Burt
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
18 December 1996
Answered on
18 December 1996
Mr. Alan Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment he has made of (a) the changes in Government
expenditure and (b) the number of people who will be affected by the proposals to change (i) rules on backdating claims, (ii)
waiting days for the jobseeker's allowance, (iii) rules for war pensioners, (iv) disability living allowance claims from people
between 65 and 66 years, (v) housing benefit, (vi) council tax benefit, (vii) lone parents' benefits and (viii) increases to
non-dependant deductions. [8868]
Mr. Burt: The information is in the tables:
Changes to central Government expenditure
£ million
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1997-98 1998-99 1999-00
(i) Rules on back-dating claims -90 -120 -135
(ii)
Subjects
Council tax benefits; Disability living allowance; Benefits rules; Housing benefit; Jobseeker's allowance; Expenditure; Recipients; Lone parents; Social security benefits; War pensions
Date
18 December 1996
Reference
8868; 287 c757-8W
House
House of Commons
What estimate he has made of the annual cost of increasing the maintenance disregard for lone parents receiving family credit to (a) £20 per week, (b) £25 per week and (c) £30 per week and of the numbers who would gain in each case. - Table given.
What estimate he has made of the annual cost of increasing the maintenance disregard for lone parents receiving family credit to (a) £20 per week, (b) £25 per week and (c) £30 per week and of the numbers who would gain in each case. - Table given.
Asked by
Lord Howarth of Newport
(Labour)
Answered by
Roger Evans
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
17 December 1996
Answered on
17 December 1996
Mr. Alan Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the annual cost of increasing the
maintenance disregard for lone parents receiving family credit to (a) £20 per week, (b) £25 per week and (c) £30 per week and of the
numbers who would gain in each case. [8870]
Mr. Evans: The information is set out in the table.
Estimated cost of increasing the maintenance disregard in family credit for lone parents
1997-98
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Weekly maintenance disregard (£) Additional net benefit costs (£ Million) Number of gainers
20 5 50,000
25 10 50,000
30 15 50,000
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Estimates are rounded to the nearest £5 million.
Subjects
Costs; Family credit; Earnings rules; Maintenance; Lone parents; Social security benefits; Uprating
Date
17 December 1996
Reference
8870; 287 c535W;287 c534W
House
House of Commons
What estimate he has made off the annual cost of introducing a maintenance disregard for lone parents on income support and of the numbers who would gain, at a weekly disregard level of (a) £5, (b) £10, (c) £15 and (d) £20.
What estimate he has made off the annual cost of introducing a maintenance disregard for lone parents on income support and of the numbers who would gain, at a weekly disregard level of (a) £5, (b) £10, (c) £15 and (d) £20.
Asked by
Lord Howarth of Newport
(Labour)
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
17 December 1996
Answered on
17 December 1996
Mr. Alan Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the annual cost of introducing a
maintenance disregard for lone parents on income support and of the numbers who would gain, at a weekly disregard level of (a) £5,
(b) £10, (c) £15 and (d) £20. [8869]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell: It is estimated that the cost of introducing a £5 maintenance disregard for lone parents in 1997-98 would be
around £60 million; the cost of a £10 disregard would be around £100 million; the cost of a £15 disregard would be around £135
million; and the cost of a £20 disregard would be around £165 million. Some 240,000 lone parents would gain.
The annual cost of a disregard and number of lone parents who gained would increase over time as the Child Support Agency's caseload
increased. There would also be increases in costs and numbers if the disregard were extended to parents with care who had
repartnered. The estimates apply the disregard to child support maintenance and other forms of child maintenance.
Subjects
Costs; Income support; Earnings rules; Maintenance; Lone parents; Social security benefits; Uprating
Date
17 December 1996
Reference
8869; 287 c535-6W;287 c534W
House
House of Commons
To comment concerning poverty in one-parent families. (Faile d OPQ).
To comment concerning poverty in one-parent families. (Faile d OPQ).
Asked by
Lord Jones
(Labour)
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
10 December 1996
Answered on
10 December 1996
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement concerning poverty in one-parent
families. [6862]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell: No Government have agreed on a simple or meaningful way to define poverty.
Many lone parents are less well off because they do not work. The Government have substantially enhanced in-work benefits to help
them improve their living standards. Over 200,000 lone parents have moved into work supported by family credit since 1992, and from
April 1997 the new parent plus scheme will pilot ways of helping up to 100,000 lone parents into work.
Subjects
Families; Poverty; Lone parents
Date
10 December 1996
Reference
6862; 287 c178W;287 c177-8W
House
House of Commons
What estimate he has made of the percentage of single mothers who are dependent on state benefits. -
What estimate he has made of the percentage of single mothers who are dependent on state benefits. -
Asked by
Alan W Williams
(Labour)
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
10 December 1996
Answered on
10 December 1996
Subjects
Employment schemes; Lone parents; Social security benefits
Date
10 December 1996
Reference
6854; 287 c113
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
If he will estimate the number of lone parents on (a) income support in the United Kingdom and (b) on comparable benefits in other EU countries. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.
If he will estimate the number of lone parents on (a) income support in the United Kingdom and (b) on comparable benefits in other EU countries. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.
Asked by
Nigel Griffiths
(Labour)
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
10 December 1996
Answered on
10 December 1996
Mr. Nigel Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the number of lone parents on (a) income
support in the United Kingdom and (b) on comparable benefits in other EU countries. [6867]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell: At the end of November 1995 there were 1,095,000 income support recipients in the United Kingdom receiving the
lone parent premium. Social assistance benefits in other EU countries are not strictly comparable with income support: countries
such as Greece, Portugal and Italy have very limited schemes; some schemes are local, others national; and most other countries
require lone parents to be available for work even when they have children of school age.
Notes:
1. The figure has been rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. The figure given is the number of income support recipients who receive the lone-parent premium. This excludes some one parent
families who receive a higher-value premium by reason of age and/or disability.
Source:
"Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry" November 1995.
"Northern Ireland 100 per cent Income Support Caseload" count.
Subjects
Income support; EU countries; Recipients; Lone parents; Social security benefits
Date
10 December 1996
Reference
6867; 287 c179W
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on help for single parents.
1st supplementary on help for single parents.
Asked by
Alan W Williams
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
10 December 1996
Subjects
Employment schemes; Lone parents; Social security benefits
Date
10 December 1996
Reference
287 c113
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on impact of benefit system on lone parents and family life.
Supplementary on impact of benefit system on lone parents and family life.
Asked by
Patrick Nicholls
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
10 December 1996
Subjects
Lone parents; Social security benefits
Date
10 December 1996
Reference
287 c113
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
Asked by
Alan W Williams
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Oral answers to questions
What estimate he has made of the percentage of single mothers who are dependent on state benefits. -
Subjects
Employment schemes; Lone parents; Social security benefits
Date
10 December 1996
Reference
287 c113
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Lone parents; Social security benefits
Date
10 December 1996
Reference
287 c113
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Employment schemes; Lone parents; Social security benefits
Date
10 December 1996
Reference
287 c113
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What assessment he has made of the effects of insufficient childcare provision on the health of single parents in Wales.
What assessment he has made of the effects of insufficient childcare provision on the health of single parents in Wales.
Asked by
Llew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Gwilym Jones
(Conservative)
Answering body
Welsh Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
2 December 1996
Answered on
2 December 1996
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the effects of insufficient child care
provision on the health of single parents in Wales. [5916]
Mr. Gwilym Jones: Health authorities are responsible for assessing and setting priorities for the health care needs of the
population of their areas, within the resources available to them. The maternal and early child health protocol published by the
Welsh Office in 1991 encourages health authorities, working with others, to provide a fully co-ordinated approach to support the
health of mothers and children in the early years.
Subjects
Childcare; Health; Lone parents; Wales
Date
2 December 1996
Reference
5916; 286 c541-2W;286 c539-40W
House
House of Commons
What assessment he has made of the effect the reduction of day nursery places in Wales has had on the ability of single mothers to secure (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment since 1979. - Table given.
What assessment he has made of the effect the reduction of day nursery places in Wales has had on the ability of single mothers to secure (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment since 1979. - Table given.
Asked by
Llew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Jonathan Evans
(Conservative)
Answering body
Welsh Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
2 December 1996
Answered on
2 December 1996
Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the effect the reduction of day nursery
places in Wales has had on the ability of single mothers to secure (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment since 1979. [6071]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: Local authority day nursery and full day care places in Wales have increased since 1979. The figures in the
following table are taken from appendix I to the activities of social services departments statistical series.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year ending Full day care places offered by registered Places in local authority day nurseries
providers
31 March 1979 901 99
31 March 1980 817 109
31 March 1981 746 158
31 March 1982 743 191
31 March 1983 834 191
31 March 1984 1,006 220
31 March 1985 1,013 230
31 March 1986 1,049 237
31 March 1987 1,233 238
31 March 1988 1,313 243
31 March 1989 1,912 264
31 March 1990 2,693 241
31 March 1991 3,519 203
31 March 1992 4,599 194
31 March 1993 5,213 235
31 March 1994 5,274 235
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
To help maximise parental participation in the work force, between 1993 and March 1996 the out of school childcare initiative
supported the development of over 3,500 new child care places for school age children. A further 300 places will be created in
1996-97.
The Department's childcare demonstration projects for the under-fives in Wales will support the development of 600 new child care
places for pre-school age children between 1995 and 1998.
Subjects
Childcare; Nurseries; Lone parents; Wales; Working mothers
Date
2 December 1996
Reference
6071; 286 c540-1W;286 c538-9W
House
House of Commons
Statement on what proposals he has for constraining growth in his Department's expenditure, simplifying the benefit system and combating fraud; and if he will set out the financial effect of these changes. - Inc figs.
Statement on what proposals he has for constraining growth in his Department's expenditure, simplifying the benefit system and combating fraud; and if he will set out the financial effect of these changes. - Inc figs.
Asked by
David Faber
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Lilley
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
26 November 1996
Answered on
26 November 1996
Mr. Faber: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proposals he has for constraining growth in his Department's
expenditure, simplifying the benefit system and combating fraud; and if he will set out the financial effect of these changes.
[6582]
Mr. Lilley: I intend to introduce a range of measures which will:
simplify the administration of the benefit system;
place a greater onus of responsibility on benefit claimants;
equalise the treatment of one and two parent families;
better target the housing benefit and council tax benefit schemes;
and continue the drive to combat fraud.
Simplification and increased responsibility
I propose the following measures which will simplify the operation of the benefit system and encourage more responsibility on the
part of claimants:
a rationalisation and simplification of the rules governing backdated claims for benefit and reviews of awards. These changes will
be phased in from April 1997;
an increase in the waiting days which will apply to claims for jobseeker's allowance from three days to seven. This change will take
effect from April 1999;
a simplification of the rules governing claims to war pensions will be referred to the Central Advisory Committee on war pensions on
5 December;
the establishment of a clearer boundary between the entitlement condition for disability living allowance and attendance allowance,
providing that those over 65 should receive support through attendance allowance rather than disability living allowance. This
change will take effect from October 1997.
These measures will produce savings of some £260 million a year once fully in place.
Lone parents and families
I propose to take further steps towards making the benefit system fairer to families by bringing the benefits available to lone
parents further into line with those available to couples.
From April 1997, the structure of benefits for lone parents will be brought into line with that for couples. The lone parent premium
will be combined with the family premium. One-parent benefit will be integrated with child benefit. Existing lone parents will
continue to receive the current higher levels of benefit in future. But new lone parents will from April 1998 be paid the same rate
of family premium and child benefits as couples.
Housing benefit
I also propose measures which will better target the housing and council tax benefit schemes.
In housing benefit I intend to restrict the amount of benefit that can be paid to private deregulated tenants to the general level
of local rents for a suitably sized home. I also intend to limit benefit for single people under 60 living in the private
deregulated sector to the average rent for a single, non self-contained room.
These measures will take effect from October 1997 and will save some £130 million per year in the long term.
Under both of these housing benefit changes local authorities will retain the discretion to pay up to the full value of eligible
rents to prevent severe hardship, and the discretionary funds available to authorities will be adjusted to take account of the
charges.
Council tax benefit
The proposed change to council tax benefit will restrict the amount of benefit payable to claimants living in more expensive
properties.
I propose to restrict the maximum amount of council tax benefit payable to the level of a band E property. This change will take
effect from April 1998 and will save around £15 million per year in the long term.
Combating fraud
As part of my major drive against fraud I am today announcing additional funding for a new spend-to-save anti-fraud and evasion
package. This is in addition to the substantial sums we already spend on anti-fraud activity.
Over the next three years, I shall be investing an extra £470 million, in addition to an existing investment in fraud and security
activities of some £900 million. Even excluding the impact of any prevention and deterrence the total investment is expected to save
the taxpayer nearly £7 billion by 1999-2000{1}. However I expect the new powers I am taking in the Fraud Bill and the increase in
anti-fraud work to produce substantial additional savings as fraud is prevented and deterred.
The new spend-to-save package will pay for: 1.3 million more visits to new benefit claimants than in 1996-97; an additional 300,000
a year checks on existing claimants; continuation of the "Spotlight on Benefit Cheats" campaigns; additional visiting activity in
1997-98 by local authorities, as well as a programme of benefit reviews of housing benefit; the extension of datamatching
activities; increased activity on national insurance contribution compliance; and the setting up of the benefit-fraud inspectorate.
The Fraud Bill together with the new spend-to-save package will build upon an already successful counter fraud strategy. The Fraud
Bill will provide fraud investigators with the tools they need to do their jobs, and the spend-to-save investment, when added to
existing commitments, will mean for every £1 spent, an estimated £5 return in detected fraud. Both aspects of the anti-fraud drive
underline the Government's determination to crack down on benefit cheats.
Note:
1. The savings are expected to be £1,900 million in 1997-98, £2,400 million in 1998-99 and £2,500 million in 1999-2000. These are
estimates to the nearest £100 million. They include some £300 million, over the three years, in respect of additional revenue from
the collection of National Insurance contributions. In addition to excluding any allowance for prevention and deterrence the method
of estimating the savings has been changed to align them more closely with the public expenditure process. Previously the savings
were accounted for in the year in which the fraud was detected but will now be spread over the average period during which the fraud
would otherwise have continued. While this affects the timing of the savings, it does not affect the amount in the long term.
Legislation
Security Administration (Fraud) Bill 1996/97
Subjects
Council tax benefits; Abuse; Crime prevention; Applications; Benefits rules; Department of Social Security; Housing benefit; Fraud; Finance; Public expenditure; Lone parents; Social security; Social security benefits; Reform
Date
26 November 1996
Reference
6582; 286 c203-5W
House
House of Commons
Pursuant to his Answer of 7th November, what factors underlay the scale of increases in the total sums spent on benefit for single parents. - Includes figures.
Pursuant to his Answer of 7th November, what factors underlay the scale of increases in the total sums spent on benefit for single parents. - Includes figures.
Asked by
James Pawsey
(Conservative)
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
20 November 1996
Answered on
20 November 1996
Mr. Pawsey: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 7 November, what factors underlay the scale
of increases in the total sums spent on benefit for single parents. [4761]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell: Expenditure on lone parent benefits rose from £1.8 billion in 1978-79 to £9.5 billion in 1995-96--1995-96
prices. The most significant factor underlying the scale of this increase is the growth of lone parenthood in the general
population, and in particular the growth of single, never married lone parents, who are less likely to be in work or receiving
maintenance, and therefore more likely to be dependent on income support.
Subjects
Expenditure; Lone parents; Social security benefits; One parent benefit
Date
20 November 1996
Reference
4761; 285 c600W;285 c602W
House
House of Commons
How many applications have been made for extended payment of housing benefit and council tax benefit and how many have been successful by standard region and Great Britain as a whole and by (a) gender and (b) ethnicity, specifying the numbers who were (i) registered unemployed, (ii) recipients of a...
How many applications have been made for extended payment of housing benefit and council tax benefit and how many have been successful by standard region and Great Britain as a whole and by (a) gender and (b) ethnicity, specifying the numbers who were (i) registered unemployed, (ii) recipients of a...
Asked by
Terry Rooney
(Labour)
Answered by
Roger Evans
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
18 November 1996
Answered on
18 November 1996
Mr. Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications have been made for extended payment of housing
benefit and council tax benefit and how many have been successful by standard region and Great Britain as a whole and by (a) gender
and (b) ethnicity, specifying the numbers who were (i) registered unemployed, (ii) recipients of a training allowance, (iii) lone
parents and (iv) carers and the duration of the benefit claim since the inception of the scheme. [4435]
Mr. Roger Evans: Information concerning the gender, ethnicity and duration of claim in respect of housing benefit and council tax
benefit extended payments is not collected. The remaining information will be available early next year.
Subjects
Carers; Council tax; Housing benefit; Ethnic groups; Lone parents; Training; Unemployed people
Date
18 November 1996
Reference
4435; 285 c456W
House
House of Commons
How many applications for national insurance contributions holidays have been received since April 1995; how many have been successful by standard region and Great Britain as a whole and by (a) gender and (b) ethnicity and specifying the numbers who were (i) registered unemployed, (ii) recipients of a training allowance,...
How many applications for national insurance contributions holidays have been received since April 1995; how many have been successful by standard region and Great Britain as a whole and by (a) gender and (b) ethnicity and specifying the numbers who were (i) registered unemployed, (ii) recipients of a training allowance,...
Asked by
Terry Rooney
(Labour)
Answered by
Oliver Heald
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
18 November 1996
Answered on
18 November 1996
Mr. Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications for national insurance contributions holidays
have been received since April 1995; how many have been successful by standard region and Great Britain as a whole and by (a) gender
and (b) ethnicity and specifying the numbers who were (i) registered unemployed, (ii) recipients of a training allowance, (iii) lone
parents and (iv) carers. [4434]
Mr. Heald: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number
Applications 2,039
Successful applications 1,679
Unsuccessful applications 279
Awaiting further information 81
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Regional breakdown (successful applications)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number
North 188
Yorkshire and Humberside 254
East Midlands 174
East Anglia 56
South East 233
South West 162
West Midlands 174
North West 166
Wales 80
Scotland 142
Greater London 50
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Total successful applications, by gender
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number
Male 1,435
Female 244
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number previously unemployed: 1,619. Number of lone parents: 57.
Number of carers: 3.
1. The number of recipients of training allowance is not calculated separately.
2. Statistics relate to the position on 13 November 1996.
Subjects
Carers; Ethnic groups; National insurance contributions; Lone parents; Training; Unemployed people
Date
18 November 1996
Reference
4434; 285 c455W
House
House of Commons
How much was spent on benefit for single parent families in (i) 1979, (ii) 1990 and (iii) 1994-95 in equivalent terms. - Table given.
How much was spent on benefit for single parent families in (i) 1979, (ii) 1990 and (iii) 1994-95 in equivalent terms. - Table given.
Asked by
James Pawsey
(Conservative)
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
13 November 1996
Answered on
13 November 1996
Mr. Pawsey: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much was spent on benefit for single parent families in (i) 1979,
(ii) 1990 and (iii) 1994-95 in equivalent terms. [3093]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell: The information is in the table.
£ million
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1979-80 1990-91 1994-95
Cash 730 4,680 8,884
At 1995-96 prices 1,874 5,574 9,128
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Recipients; Lone parents; Social security benefits
Date
13 November 1996
Reference
3093; 285 c265W
House
House of Commons
What plans he has to help lone parents into work. (Failed OPQ)
What plans he has to help lone parents into work. (Failed OPQ)
Asked by
Andrew Rowe
(Conservative)
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
12 November 1996
Answered on
12 November 1996
Mr. Rowe: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to help lone parents into work. [1705]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell: Successive changes to the benefits system have helped over 200,000 lone parents to move off income support into
work since 1992. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has recently announced that from April 1997, we will be piloting a
major new scheme, parent plus, which will involve the private sector and initially help up to 100,000 lone parents on income support
who wish to return to work.
Subjects
Employment schemes; Lone parents; Parent plus
Date
12 November 1996
Reference
1705; 285 c192W
House
House of Commons
If he will introduce provisions to allow single mothers in receipt of income support to have free television licences. - No.
If he will introduce provisions to allow single mothers in receipt of income support to have free television licences. - No.
Asked by
Gwyneth Dunwoody
(Labour)
Answered by
Iain Sproat
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
12 November 1996
Answered on
12 November 1996
Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce provisions to allow single mothers in
receipt of income support to have free television licences. [2802]
Mr. Sproat: I have been asked to reply.
No.
Subjects
Concessions; Income support; Lone parents; Television licences
Date
12 November 1996
Reference
2802; 285 c124W
House
House of Commons