§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what guidance, other than the civil service pay and conditions of service code and the establishment officers' guide, his Department provides relating to civil servants' shareholdings; if he will list the number of occasions within the last fives years on which civil servants have reported shareholdings to establishment officers in his Department; what regulations apply to the staff in the next steps agencies within his Department; what mechanisms are in place to prevent potential conflicts of interest; and if he will make a statement.
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National insurance widows and invalidity pensioners A B C D E Uprating date Rate of child benefit plus child dependency increase Equivalent value of column B amounts at April 1992 prices Gross male weekly average earnings, with amounts in column B as percentage Equivalent weekly earnings net of income tax and national insurance contributions, with amounts in column B as percentage Single person Married couple (£) (£) (£) (per cent.) (£) (per cent.) (£) (per cent.) November 1979 11.10 25.57 114.10 9.7 79.90 13.9 83.60 13.3 November 1980 12.25 24.47 135.10 9.1 93.40 13.1 97.80 12.5 November 1981 12.95 23.11 149.50 8.7 101.00 12.8 105.40 12.3 November 1982 13.80 23.17 160.60 8.6 107.40 12.8 112.59 12.3 November 1983 14.10 22.58 172.40 8.2 115.50 12.2 121.30 11.6 November 1984 14.50 22.13 187.40 7.7 125.90 11.5 132.50 10.9 November 1985 15.05 21.78 199.50 7.5 134.40 11.2 141.60 10.6
§ Mr. BurtAll staff in DSS and its next steps agencies are made aware of the guidance given in the civil service pay and conditions of service code relating to civil servants' shareholdings. The provisions apply to all staff equally. Staff are required to report shareholdings which may present a potential conflict of interest but no records are kept centrally of such reports.