HC Deb 25 October 1984 vol 65 cc725-6W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list all the reports of the Social Security Advisory Committee and indicate all recommendations by the committeeommittee which have not been implemented by Her Majesty's Governent either in whole or in part.

Mr. Newton

As the hon. Member is aware, the Social Security Advisory Committee normally reports on most changes in social security regulations. Its reports, together with the Government's response to its recommendations, are published as Command Papers. A list of the titles and numbers of such papers published to date is as follows:

In addition the committee has published two annual reports, containing wider observations on social security administration and policy, which the Government take into account in their own consideration of these matters.

  1. 1.The draft of the Social Security (Maternity Grant) Regulations 1981 (Cmnd 8336):
  2. 2.The draft of the Child Benefit (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1981 (Cmnd 8453);
  3. 3.The draft of the Social Security (Contributions) (Mariners) Amendment Regulations 1982 (Cmnd 8477);
  4. 4.The draft of the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Amendment Regulations 1982 (Cmnd 8486);
  5. 5.The draft of the Social Security (Medical Evidence, Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1982 (Cmnd 8560);
  6. 6.The Child Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1982 (Cmnd 8586);
  7. 7.The draft of the Supplementary Benefit (Requirements and Resources) Amendment Regulations 1982 and the Supplementary Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1982 (Cmnd 8598);
  8. 8.The draft of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1982 and the draft Child Benefit (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1982 (Cmnd 8656);
  9. 9.The drafts of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1982 and the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1982 (Cmnd 8667);
  10. 10.The draft of the Mobility Allowance (Motability Payment Arrangements) Amendment Regulations 1982 (Cmnd 8754);
  11. 11.The Supplementary Benefit (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1982 (Cmnd 8772);
  12. 12.The draft of the Social Security (Contributions) Amendment Regulations 1983 (Cmnd 8788);
  13. 13.The draft of the Supplementary Benefit (Resources) Amendment Regulations 1983;
  14. 14.The drafts of the Supplementary Benefit (Requirements, Resources and Single Payments) Amendment Regulations 1983 and of the Supplementary Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1983 (Cmnd 8978);
  15. 15.The draft of the Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) Amendment Regulations 1983 (Cmnd 8978);
  16. 16.The drafts of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency)

Special Hospital Sex Age Section of the Mental Health Act 1983 Date of Admission Offence (where appropriate)
Rampton F 16 3 16 October 1984 —
Moss Side M 16 3 18 May 1984 —
M 16 3 29 March 1984 —
M 16 37/41 27 October 1983 Arson, criminal damage, burglary
M 16 3 29 August 1980 —
M 16 37/41 13 September 1983 Rape
M 17 3 20 December 1983 —
M 17 37/41 28 October 1983 Manslaughter
M 17 37/41 22 October 1982 GBH, sexual intercourse without consent, unlawful sexual intercourse

  1. Amendment Regulations 1983, the Family Income Supplements (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1983, the Supplementary Benefit (Equal Treatment) Regulations 1983 and the Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) (Long-Term Rates) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1983 (Cmnd 8993);
  2. 17.The drafts of the Housing Benefits Amendment Regulations 1984 and the Supplementary Benefit (Requirements) Amendment Regulations 1984 (Cmnd 9150 and 9155);
  3. 18.The draft of the Child Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1984 (Cmnd 9194);
  4. 19.The draft of the Child Benefit (Residence and Persons Abroad) Amendment Regulations 1984 (Cmnd 9279);
  5. 20.The draft Supplementary Benefit (Conditions of Entitlement) Amendment Regulations 1984 and the draft Child Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1984 (Cmnd 9296);
  6. 21.The draft of the Supplementary Benefit (Requirement and Resources) Amendment Regulations 1984 and the draft of the Supplementary Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1984 (Cmnd 9296);
  7. 22.The Supplementary Benefit (Single Payments) Amendment Regulations 1983 (awaiting Ministerial response and publication).

Note: The titles given above are those of the reports as made to the Secretary of State. In some cases regulations were amalgamated under a different title when finally made and the Command paper title therefore differs slightly from the titles of the constituent reports.