§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Paymaster General (I) if he will publish the preliminary results of his study into the reallocation of responsibility for benefits for the unemployed;
(2) if he is investigating the feasibility of imposing any new work test or conditions for the payment of unemployment benefit;
(3) if he is considering proposals or investigating the feasibility of depriving unemployed 16 and 17-year-olds of the right to claim supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.