§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if she will make it her policy to ensure that home visits remain a major feature of the New Deal for lone parents when it becomes a nationwide scheme; and if she will make a statement; [40206]
(2) what estimate she has made of the effect on the number of home visits under the New Deal for lone parents of the move to a nationwide scheme under the primary responsibility of the Employment Service. [40210]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe Government intend that the quality of the nationwide service will be at least as good as that currently available in the prototypes, within a service tailor-made to individuals' needs. Home visits are currently a feature of New Deal for Lone Parents and will continue to be so.