HL Deb 03 December 2001 vol 629 c98WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

In paragraph 39 of the reply by the Government to the Third Report of the Social Security Select Committee (Cm 5237), what is meant by the words "enhancement to existing computer functionality". [HI772]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)

The words "enhancement to existing computer functionality" refer to the fact that the quality and clarity of notification letters produced by the Social Fund computer system will be improved.