§ Mr. Nichollsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will ask the General Medical Services
422W Committee to reconsider its decision not to co-operate with the implementation of an appeals procedure for use with the limited list of drugs; and if he will make a statement.
Date Change Persons affected Legislation Supplementary Benefit November 1980 Entitlement to benefit for school leavers deferred to a fixed date. School leavers aged 16–18. Supplementary Benefit (Conditions of Entitlement) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1586). November 1980 Position of unemployed young people studying part-time clarified by allowing such study up to 21 hours a week without affecting entitlement to benefit. Claimants aged 16–25. Supplementary Benefit (Conditions of Entitlement) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1586). November 1980 Married or unmarried parents still at school enabled to claim benefit for themselves whereas they could previously claim for their child only. Claimants aged 16–19 and their parents. Supplementary Benefit (Conditions of Entitlement) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1586). November 1980 Blind persons aged 16–17 entitled to the same special addition (£1.25) as blind persons aged 18 and over—previously entitled to 90p only. Claimants aged 16–17 and parents of dependent children aged 16–17. Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1299). November 1980 Receipt of non-contributory invalidity pension by person aged 16–17 to count as qualifying benefit for the supplementary benefit long-term scale rate. Claimants aged 16–17. Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1299). November 1980 Benefit payable to young people in the care of the local authority whether in local authority or other accommodation. Claimants aged 16–17. Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1299). November 1980 Fixed rates of deduction in respect of non-dependants instead of deduction calculated according to housing costs and number of persons in the household: £2.15 for non-dependants aged 16–17 or in receipt of supplementary benefit. £4.60 for all others. Parents in receipt in supplementary benefit with non-dependent children living with them. Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 1980 No. 1299). August 1982 Disregard of that part of any education grant or award which is specifically intended for additional expenses of living away from home. Adult students and parents of dependent young people aged 16–19. Supplementary Benefit (Requirements and Resources) Amendment Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982 No. 1125).
§ Mr. HayhoeNo, but if the British Medical Association or the medical profession changes its mind about an appeals procedure, I will, of course, look at the matter again.