Targeting Social Need (Hansard, 30 January 1997)

HC Deb 30 January 1997 vol 289 c368W 368W

§ 12. Dr. Godman
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to modify the operation of the targeting social need policy. [11978]

§ Mr. Ancram
In advance of any recommendations that the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights may make in its forthcoming report on employment equality, it would not be appropriate to consider making significant changes to the targeting social need initiative. Targeting social need remains, however, one of the Government's three public expenditure priorities.