HC Deb 10 December 1996 vol 287 cc180-1W
Mr. Alan Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many regulations he referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee in(a) 1993–94, (b) 1994–95, (c) 1995–96 and (d) 1996 to date; and in how many of these references he followed the committee's recommendations in full. [6725]

Mr. Burt

When the Social Security Advisory Committee exercises its powers under the Social Security Administration Act 1992 to have proposals for regulations formally referred, its report is published as a command paper, which includes the Secretary of State's response to the committee's recommendations. Copies of the reports are available in the Library. Since April 1993 reports have been published on the following regulations:

Title Command paper number Date of publication
The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 3 Regulations 1993 Cm 2272 July 1993
The Social Security Benefit (Persons from Abroad) Amendment Regulations 1994 Cm 2450 February 1994
Title Command paper number Date of publication
The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 1994 Cm 2483 March 1994
The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1994 Cm 2537 April 1994
The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 1994 Cm 2609 July 1994
The Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and Income Support (Amendments) Regulations 1995 Cm 2783 March 1995
The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 Cm 2858 May 1995
The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 Cm 2902 June 1995
The Social Security (Income Support and Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1995 Cm 2905 June 1995
The Social Security (Persons from Abroad) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 1996 Cm 3062 January 1996
The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1996 Cm 3225 April 1996
The Draft Child Benefit, Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 Cm 3296 June 1996
The Family Credit (General) Amendment Regulations 1996 Cm 3297 June 1996
The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance and Claims and Payments) Amendments Regulations 1996 Cm 3233 June 1996
The Income-Related Benefits and Jobseeker's Allowance (Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 Cm 3393 October 1996