HC Deb 15 July 1999 vol 335 c312W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if statements he made during the Scottish Parliament elections relating to the costs of a separate Scottish social security administration were made in his official capacity as Secretary of State for Social Security; and if he will make a statement. [90945]

Mr. Darling

All my contributions to the Scottish Parliamentary election campaign were made in my capacity as a member of the Labour Party, but informed by my experience as a Government Minister.