HC Deb 20 November 1990 vol 181 cc105-6W
Mr. Hannam

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what action he plans to take following the recommendation contained in the Social Services Select Committee's fifth report, that the Department of Social Security should monitor the effects of the community charge on disabled people.

Mr. Scott

I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to him on 14 November at c.178–79.

Mr. Hannam

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received concerning the effects of the community charge on disabled people. poisoning in general, (b) salmonellosis, (c) salmonella enteritidis, (d) salmonella enteritidis P4, (e) salmonella, (f) campylobacter and (g) listeriosis, respectively.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 14 November 1990]: The information requested on food poisoning in general and on campylobacter is shown in table 1. The remaining information is available only at an all-Scotland level and is shown in table 2.

Mr. Scott

Since 1 April 1990, 3,091 items of correspondence have been received by the Department about the community charge benefit scheme: it is not, I am afraid, possible to identify the number relating particularly to the effects of the community charge on disabled people.

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