§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will issue a Green Paper to assist his Department to fulfil the Government's agreement to commitment 2f of the world summit for social development; [22270]
(2) if he will issue a consultative document, following the world summit for social development, on the co-ordination of national and international definitions required by every country to plan for the eradication of absolute poverty and reduce overall poverty. [22268]
§ Mr. BurtThe Department will reflect in its wide range of programmes and initiatives, agreements reached at the UN world summit for social development. Details of expenditure plans, targets and objectives for the social security programme are published in the Department's annual report.
The UN world summit for social development recognised that national indictors of poverty and vulnerability should be developed in the light of national circumstances. The Department already publishes statistical reports, analysis and research material on a wide range of aspects associated with low income in order to assist in the appropriate development of social policies.