§ Ms. LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what will be the level of social fund expenditure; and how much will be spent administering the social fund in the 1994–95 financial year. [14685]
§ Mr. Roger EvansDetails on the estimated outturn on the social fund for the current financial year are in figure 25 of the departmental report: "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1995/96 to 1997/98 (Cm 2813)", a copy of which is in the Library.
Information on the administration costs of the social fund for 1994–95 is not yet available.
§ Mr. GarnierTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what changes he intends to make to the discretionary social fund; and if he will make a statement. [15580]
§ Mr. Roger EvansAs in previous years, we have identified from our routine monitoring of the social fund scope for some minor improvements to the Secretary of State's directions and guidance. Details of the amendments and a revised copy of the Secretary of State's directions and guidance to take effect from April 1995 will be placed in the Library. A revised print of the social fund guide will be available from 27 March.