§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when the hon. Member for Wakefield will receive a full reply from the finance director of the Benefits Agency to inquiries made by Mr. Peter Sutton, national insurance No. ZS065267D, in the hon. Member's letter to the Benefits Agency, dated 13 September; and for what reasons the response has taken longer than the three weeks indicated in the agency's letter of 6 October and the further two weeks reported in its letter of 2 November. [3352]
§ Mr. HealdThe administration of the national insurance scheme is a matter for Mrs. Faith Boardman, the chief executive of the Contributions Agency. She will write to the hon. Member.
letter from Faith Boardman to Mr. David Hinchliffe, dated 30 November 1995:
As Chief Executive of the Contributions Agency, I have responsibility for answering questions about operational matters relating to the Agency and the National Insurance (NI) scheme.I have been asked to reply to your enquiry made on behalf of Mr. Peter Sutton, National Insurance Number ZS065267D, regarding difficulties with his National Insurance affairs.88WWhen my assistant wrote to you on 2 November 1995 I anticipated being able to provide a full response within the 2 weeks indicated. Due to the issues raised this was not possible but we should have provided a further update. Please accept my apologies for this oversight.I anticipate that all the information will be available to provide a full response within 2 weeks, if I am unable to meet this deadline I will write to you again.