§ Mr. SproatTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will place in the Library a list of all the regulations for which his Department is currently responsible with a descriptive title for each individual regulation.
§ Miss WiddecombeLists of all statutory instruments for which the Department is responsible are published in "The Law Relating to Social Security" and in "War Pensions" which are available in the Library. A list of statutory instruments relating to the child support arrangements which come into effect in April 1993 will be published in "The Law Relating to Child Support", which will be placed in the Library shortly.
A provisional list of all Departments' regulations which have an impact on business has recently been put together
1992 Month Rent allowance1 £ Rent rebates (non-HRA)1 £ Rent rebates (HRA)2 £ Total £ January 1,450,750 268,599 3,688,722 5,408,071 February 2,006,221 268,599 No payment 2,274,820 March 2,006,221 268,599 No payment 2,274,820 April 2,516,687 330,750 No payment 2,847,437 May 2,516,687 330,740 4,227,595 7,125,032 June 2,516,687 3-786,190 4,277,595 6,008,092 July 2,516,687 3-1,177,119 4,277,595 5,617,163 August 2,516,687 163,209 4,277,595 6,957,491 September 2,516,687 330,750 4,277,595 7,125,032 October 2,516,687 210,714 4,730,835 7,458,236 November 2,516,687 313,602 1,316,421 4,146,710 December 2,516,687 313,602 4,353,135 7,183,424 TOTAL 28,113,375 835,865 35,477,088 64,426,328 Notes:
1 Paid by the Department of Social Security.
2 Paid by the Department of the Environment.
3 Negative amounts, due to recovery from 1991–92.
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In addition, the Department paid £110,361 to Lambeth council in 1992 in respect of the direct administration subsidy for housing
benefit. The monthly profile of this subsidy was as follows:
Month £ January 36,787 February 36,787 March 36,787 April 79,179 May 79,179 June 79,179 July 79,179 August 79,179 September 79,179 October 79,179 November 79,179 by the central deregulation unit in the Department of Trade and Industry, and consideration will be given to placing that list in the Library once it has been fully checked for accuracy and consistency of definition.