§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what consideration he has given to the report by the Social Security Consortium entitled "The Social Fund: Failing the Poorest", a copy of which has been sent to him; what action he will be taking; and if he will make a statement on the findings of the report.
§ Mr. ScottWe have noted the report, which is based on the research we commissioned from York university's social policy research unit—SPRU. We are carefully considering the operation of the social fund in response to the SPRU research, along with a number of other authoritative reports and our own close monitoring of the fund.