§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the consultation papers issued in the form of command papers by his Department since July 1988, with the date of publication and the date by which responses were invited in each case; and if he will give similar information so far as it is available in respect of other consultation papers issued by his Department. [40222]
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Table 2: Other consultation papers Title Publication date Response date Disability Allowance: Assessment and Adjudication 01.08.90 12.10.90 Disability Handbook 11.07.91 20.08.91 Review of Treatment of Earnings for Income Tax and National Insurance Purposes 29.07.91 September 1991 The Proposed Contents of the Child Support Regulations to be made under the Child support Act 1991 November 1991 16.12.91 One Stop— Benefits Agency Service Delivery July 1992 06.11.92 Changes in Maternity Pay—Proposal for Implementing the EC Pregnant Workers Directive 10.08.93 12.10.93 A Consultation on the Medical Assessment for Incapacity Benefit 01.12.93 11.02.94 Occupational Pensions—Discussing the Issues: set of 7 consultation papers papers 1–5 02.12.93 14.01.94 papers 6 and 7 17.12.93 21.01.94 Age Related Rebates—a Consultation Paper December 1993 15.01.94 The Future for Pensions—the Selection and Appointment of Member-Nominated Trustees June 1994 05.08.94 Family Credit and Self—Employment 24.06.94 31.08.94 The Future for Pensions—a Requisite Benefits Test 15.07.94 09.09.94 A Consultation on Government Measures to Tackle Discrimination Against Disabled People 15.07.94 07.10.94 Non State Pension Reform—the Structure of the Levies 19.07.94 07.10.94 Statutory Sick Pay—an Alternative to the Small Employers' Relief Scheme 31.08.94 21.10.94 Consulting on—Statutory Sick Pay—Cutting Red Tape 28.03.95 30.06.95 The Pensions Bill: Secondary Legislation—Contracting Out—Series of 15 Consultation Papers papers 1–5 26.05.95 30.06.95
§ Mr. BurtThe information is in the tables. Table 1 lists all the consultation papers that have been issued in the form of Command Papers since July 1988. Available information about other consultation papers that have been issued by the Department is in table 2.
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Table 1: Command papers Cm Number Title Publication date Response date Notes 1264 Children Come First—the Government's proposals on the maintenance of children 29.10.90 14.12.90 White Paper consultation on how proposals should be put into effect 1723 Options for Equality in State Pension Age 18.12.91 30.6.92 Green paper 2594 Security, Equality, Choice: The Future for Pensions 23.6.94 5.8.94 White Paper consultation on draft compliance cost assessment (Appendix 5) 2997 Compensation Recovery 2.10.95 13.11.95 Reply to Select Committee consultation paper included as annex 3328 Improving Decision Making and Appeals in Social Security 23.7.96 18.10.96 Green Paper 3345 The Treatment of Pension Rights on Divorce 29.7.96 29.11.96 Green Paper
Table 2: Other consultation papers Title Publication date Response date papers 6 and 7 01.06.95 30.06.95 papers 8–10 29.06.95 28.07.95 papers 11 and 12 28.06.95 28.07.95 paper 13 23.08.95 29.09.95 paper 14 25.10.95 22.11.95 paper 15 05.12.95 08.01.96 Piloting Change in Social Security-Helping People Into Work 05.07.95 08.10.95 Pensions Bill—Specifications for Regulations on the Minimum Funding Requirement 06.07.95 25.08.95 The Pensions Bill: Consultation on Secondary Legislation—Internal Dispute Resolution Procedures 07.07.95 20.08.95 Pensions Act 1995—Consultation Paper: Indexation Regulations 21.07.95 11.08.95 Specification for Regulations on Surplus and Excess Assets on Winding Up 24.07.95 04.09.95 The Pensions Act 1995: Secondary Legislation Transfer Values—six papers 26.07.95 25.08.95 The Pensions Act 1995: Secondary Legislation—Uniform Accrual 26.07.95 25.08.95 Specifications for Regulations Arising from Sections 16 to 21 of the Pensions Act 1995—the Provisions for Member-Nominated Trustees and Directors 27.07.95 08.09.95 Pensions Act 1995—Specifications for Regulations—Provision of Information to Scheme Members 02.08.95 15.09.95 Pensions Act 1995—Specification for Regulations on Power to Defer Winding Up and Priorities and Discharge of Liabilities on Winding Up 09.08.95 08.09.95 Pensions Act 1995—Specification for Regulations on Employer-Related Investment and Fund Management 15.08.95 18.09.95 Pensions Act 1995—Specifications for Regulations on Scheme Administration—three papers paper 1 18.08.95 06.10.95 paper 2 25.08.95 16.10.95 paper 3 25.09.95 15.11.95 Specification for Pensions Ombudsman Regulations 22.08.95 29.09.95 The Pensions Act 1995: Secondary Legislation—giving effect to protected rights—two papers paper 1 30.08.95 21.09.95 paper 2 18.09.95 13.10.95 The Pensions Act 1995: Consultation on Secondary Legislation—the Compensation Arrangements for Occupational Pension Schemes 20.09.95 25.10.95 The Pension Schemes Act 1993: consultation on secondary legislation relating to the jurisdiction of the Pensions ombudsman 26.09.95 27.10.95 Pensions Act 1995—consultation paper—unapproved schemes 25.10.95 22.11.95 Pensions Act 1995—specification for regulations—consultation paper —deficiencies in pension scheme assets 30.10.95 01.12.95 Proposed changes for directors' national insurance contributions 31.01.96 29.03.96 Compliance Cost Assessment, compensation recovery scheme 14.02.96 29.04.96 A consultation by the Government on regulations relating to the initial rights of access to goods, facilities and services and on the timetable for implementing the remaining rights 06.03.96 02.05.96 Pensions Act 1995—Pension schemes levies frozen and paid-up schemes—proposals for levy waiver 22.03.96 03.05.96 Pension Schemes Act 1993: consultation on amending secondary legislation relating to the operation of the Pension Schemes Registry 03.04.96 10.05.96 Table 2 omits:
(a) consultation papers issued only to the Social Security Advisory Committee, other advisory bodies of Local Authority Associates;
(b) consultation papers issued by the advisory bodies themselves rather than the Department (the SSAC usually allows four to six weeks for comments);
(c) consultation on draft regulations under the Pensions Act 1995 (details of consultation papers issued prior to the regulations are in the table);
(d) most consultation exercises on operational matters (including consultation on claim forms, customer surveys, local initiatives);
(e) any consultation papers concerning which records are not readily available.