§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security who set the criteria for the changes in benefits listed on page 6 and 7 of his departmental report—Cm. 1514; and what consultations took place on these criteria with the legislature.
§ Miss WiddecombeParagraphs 4 to 8 of the departmental report (Cm. 1514) set out the Government's approach to social security policy and its development. That approach, and all the proposals and actions of the Department, are subject to continuous parliamentary scrutiny.