§ Mr. Barronasked the Paymaster General what delays there are in the payment of the enterprise allowance scheme; how much money is involved; and how many people are affected.
§ Mr. TrippierI am satisfied that the 83,000 people currently in receipt of the enterprise allowance normally receive their allowance on the date payment is due.
§ Mr. Barronasked the Paymaster General if he will publish the report of the current Manpower Services Commission review into the payments of the enterprise allowance scheme.
§ Mr. TrippierI am satisfied with the operation of the current payment system for the enterprise allowance scheme. I have no plans to publish the internal report of an MSC study which is being carried out to ensure that the current system is the most cost effective way of making the payments.