§ 23. Mr. Stallardasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what discussions he will be holding with organisations concerned with the elderly before the regulations under the Social Security Act are laid before Parliament.
§ 38. Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what discus- 486W sions he will be holding with organisations concerned with the elderly before the regulations under the Social Security Act are laid before Parliament.
§ Mrs. ChalkerNone further to the very extensive consultation which took place in the earlier stages of the review of the supplementary benefits scheme.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East on 13 June, if he will separate the estimated number of claimants who will not now be gainers into (a) one-parent families, (b) two-parent families and (c) others.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe estimated numbers, based on the upper limit of 230,000 claimants who will not now be gainers, are (a) 19,000 (b) 41,000 and (c) 170,000.