§ 27. Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what research he has commissioned into the long-term levels of resources to be devoted to social security expenditure by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HagueThe Department has an active research programme, drawing on internal and external research. The results of the most recent research were published in July in the Department's report "The Growth of Social Security", which was intended to stimulate and inform public debate on the social security programme.