§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will initiate an inquiry into alternatives to social fund funeral payments to take account of the recommendations made by the Social Security Advisory Committee in its report of 13 February 1997 (Cm 3585). [114]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyWe have no plans at present to look into alternatives to the social fund funeral payments scheme.
We will, however, keep the current scheme under close review.