§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many income support applicants were refused benefit on grounds of(a) partners' earnings and (b) partners in receipt of family credit in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BurtThe information requested is not routinely collected and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he expects the research by the social policy research unit on the assessment of self-employed earnings in family credit to be published.
§ Mr. BurtThe report "Measuring Low Incomes: Self-Employment and Family Credit" by the social policy research unit at the university of York was published on 3 February and copies were placed in the Library.
In addition, I have today placed in the Library copies of the consultation document on the report. We have circulated it to a wide range of interested bodies and have asked for comments by 31 August.