§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what part she intends that local authorities will play in the development of the modernised benefits system. [37345]
§ Mr. FieldWe want to develop a Social Security system that promotes the wider aims of welfare reform: work for those who can; security for those who cannot. Local authorities have an important part to play in this process and we are consulting them on our proposals in the Green Paper—"New ambitions for our country: a contract for welfare reform".