§ Mr. AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average financial loss to students last academic year from the implementation of the Social Security Act.
§ Mr. PortilloThe average financial effect on students during the 1986–87 academic year of those parts of the Social Security Act 1986 so far implemented cannot be identified but it is thought to be negligible. The new income-related schemes introduced by the Act come into effect in April 1988.