§ 18. Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he intends to increase the social fund budget in line with inflation.
§ 20. Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he intends to increase the social fund in line with inflation.
§ Mr. ScottThe total sum available for payments from the social fund in 1989–90 will be the same as for 1988–89. The budget for community care grants will be £60 million and the gross budget for loans will be £143 million.
§ 19. Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the operation of the social fund.
§ Mr. ScottMy hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State made a full statement in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Norfolk North, (Mr. Howell) on 9 November at columns223–4.