§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Blunkett) of 30 March 1993,Official Report, column 189, whether she has now assessed the effect of increases in the price of fuel on the health of the elderly.
§ Mr. BowisMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security has announced that poorer pensioners and others on a low income will receive extra financial help before value added tax appears in their fuel bills.