§ Mr. David Steelasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has received the report of the National Council of Social Services fiscal working party; what assessment he has made of its conclusions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Geoffrey Howe[pursuant to his reply, 7 February 1980]: Yes. The recommendations in the report are receiving serious consideration, but I am not yet in a position to make a statement.