HC Deb 12 May 1988 vol 133 c240W
Mr. Madden

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what specific information is available to him via social fund microcomputers; and how he intends to monitor the quality of decision-making undertaking by local office staff.

Mr. Portillo

I will place a note in the Library giving details of the specific information obtained from the microcomputers. The quality of decision-making will be monitored by information obtained from the microcomputers, by the activities of local management, regional office monitoring teams and by independent research.