§ 19. Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will review the policy towards single parent mothers of small children who by working lose benefit.
§ Mr. JackThe social security system already has several provisions which help lone parents benefit from working, where they wish to do so. The White Paper "Children Come First" contains proposals which will further improve the ability of lone parents to combine work with the responsibility of caring for their children and thus to be better off.