HC Deb 08 February 1993 vol 218 cc497-8W
Mr. Sproat

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will place in the Library a list of all the regulations for which his Department is currently responsible with a descriptive title for each individual regulation.

Miss Widdecombe

Lists of all statutory instruments for which the Department is responsible are published in "The Law Relating to Social Security" and in "War Pensions" which are available in the Library. A list of statutory instruments relating to the child support arrangements which come into effect in April 1993 will be published in "The Law Relating to Child Support", which will be placed in the Library shortly.

A provisional list of all Departments' regulations which have an impact on business has recently been put together

1992
Month Rent allowance1 £ Rent rebates (non-HRA)1 £ Rent rebates (HRA)2 £ Total £
January 1,450,750 268,599 3,688,722 5,408,071
February 2,006,221 268,599 No payment 2,274,820
March 2,006,221 268,599 No payment 2,274,820
April 2,516,687 330,750 No payment 2,847,437
May 2,516,687 330,740 4,227,595 7,125,032
June 2,516,687 3-786,190 4,277,595 6,008,092
July 2,516,687 3-1,177,119 4,277,595 5,617,163
August 2,516,687 163,209 4,277,595 6,957,491
September 2,516,687 330,750 4,277,595 7,125,032
October 2,516,687 210,714 4,730,835 7,458,236
November 2,516,687 313,602 1,316,421 4,146,710
December 2,516,687 313,602 4,353,135 7,183,424
TOTAL 28,113,375 835,865 35,477,088 64,426,328

Notes:

1 Paid by the Department of Social Security.

2 Paid by the Department of the Environment.

3 Negative amounts, due to recovery from 1991–92.

In addition, the Department paid £110,361 to Lambeth council in

1992 in respect of the direct administration subsidy for housing

benefit. The monthly profile of this subsidy was as follows:

Month £
January 36,787
February 36,787
March 36,787
April 79,179
May 79,179
June 79,179
July 79,179
August 79,179
September 79,179
October 79,179
November 79,179

by the central deregulation unit in the Department of Trade and Industry, and consideration will be given to placing that list in the Library once it has been fully checked for accuracy and consistency of definition.