HC Deb 16 December 2002 vol 396 c615W
Mr. David

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the process by which his Department compiles the questions used on benefit application forms. [80815]

Malcolm Wicks

Questions used on the Department's benefit application forms are deemed to be those which are most appropriate in order to capture relevant information on entitlement to benefit and how benefit may be paid, as laid down in the relevant legislation.

They are arrived at by a process of research, consultation, testing and piloting.