§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list all the research currently in progress which is being undertaken by, or has been commissioned by, his Department; if he will indicate in each case when he expects to receive the report and whether it is his intention to publish it; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeA list of all research currently in progress, with the expected timing of the first draft report, is in the table. Reports about pieces of research are normally published, either in the Department's own research series or by the contractor.
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Project Anticipated timing of first draft report Study of invalidity benefit (IVB) Early 1994 Study of statutory sick pay (SSP) Summer 1993 Comparative study of financial provision for carers End of 1992 Survey of the impact of family credit (FC) Received
Project Anticipated timing of first draft report Family credit and the self employed Spring 1993 The use of Department of Social Security (DSS) administrative records to produce panel data End of 1992 Comparative study of child support in the European Community Spring 1993 Further econometric analysis of data from the survey of incomes in and out of work Summer 1992 Impact of family credit—lone parent extension project Summer 1993 "Relate" information database End of 1992 Study of persons abroad legislation Early 1993 Econometric analysis of the OPCS retirement survey Spring 1993 Pensioners' assets Received Personal pensions survey Received The effects of benefits on housing decisions Early 1993 Study of direct payments Early 1994 Staff attitudes survey (DSS and agencies) Summer 1992 Staff exit survey (DSS and agencies) Early 1993 Modelling the potential yield of national insurance contributions Spring 1993 Research to test the language and design of forms and integrated leaflets Autumn 1992 Hard to place residents of resettlement units (phase II) Autumn 1992 Customer opinion of resettlement units Survey of admissions to resettlement units Access to service and information needs of people with disabilities Received Received Autumn 1992 Access to service and information needs of minority ethnic groups Summer 1992 Information needs of informal advisers Received Benefits Agency 1992 national customer survey Early 1993 Preliminary research into the information and advice needs of local offices and advice agencies Received Information needs of lone parents (consultancy work) Interim report received Investigation of alternative campaign strategies (for Child Support Agency launch publicity) Summer 1992