§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) for what reason he will not make available to Members of Parliament the guidance codes issued to Department of Health and Social Security and Supplementary Benefits Commission staff;
(2) if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidance codes used by members of his Department and by local officers of the Supplementary Benefits Commission.
§ Mr. OrmeIt has not been the policy of this or previous Governments to make available outside the Department the internal guidance issued to staff. Detailed information relating to the policies of the Supplementary Benefits Commission is already available in the Supplementary Benefits Handbook and its regular supplement SBC Notes and News.