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Establishment CNA and population on 18 October 1993. Establishment |CNA |Population ----------------------------------------------------------- Acklington |676 |641 Albany |313 |302 Aldington |133 |97 Ashwell |404 |392 Askham Grange |129 |98 Aylesbury |241 |240 Bedford |170 |243 Belmarsh |841 |692 Birmingham |638 |712 Blakenhurst |549 |549 Blantyre House |95 |94 Blundeston |410 |332 Brinsford |446 |440 Bristol |374 |414 Brixton |518 |604 Brockhill |156 |133 Bullingdon |635 |610 Bullwood Hall |125 |111 Camp Hill |406 |342 Canterbury |128 |187 Cardiff |328 |436 Castington |300 |294 Channings Wood |594 |572 Chelmsford |217 |315 Coldingley |222 |236 Cookham Wood |120 |113 Dartmoor |560 |500 Deerbolt |432 |348 Dorchester |136 |211 Dover |316 |192 Downview |287 |280 Drake Hall |255 |202 Durham |364 |522 East Sutton Park |85 |78 Elmley |635 |602 Erlestoke |206 |206 Everthorpe |228 |224 Exeter |317 |416 Featherstone |599 |588 Feltham |874 |784 Finnamore Wood |112 |90 Ford |536 |455 Frankland |339 |325 Full Sutton |604 |539 Garth |512 |507 Gartree |258 |249 Glen Parva |854 |755 Gloucester |207 |241 Grendon |190 |168 Guys Marsh |300 |178 Haslar |145 |142 Hatfield |180 |175 Haverigg |345 |295 Hewell Grange |136 |158 High Down |549 |506 Highpoint |679 |646 Hindley |317 |324 Hollesley Bay |425 |295 Holloway |517 |492 Holme House |649 |527 Hull |269 |458 Huntercombe |240 |159 Kingston |104 |102 Kirkham |620 |597 Kirklevington |74 |67 Lancaster |186 |258 Lancaster Farms |260 |328 Latchmere House |131 |121 Leeds |700 |1,141 Leicester |194 |327 Lewes |267 |335 Leyhill |410 |409 Lincoln |444 |602 Lindholme |622 |598 Littlehey |543 |529 Liverpool |931 |1,219 Long Lartin |362 |337 Low Newton |199 |260 Maidstone |513 |518 Manchester |291 |311 Moorland |641 |648 Morton Hall |168 |169 The Mount |484 |472 New Hall |205 |155 North Sea Camp |204 |200 Northallerton |146 |93 Norwich |463 |445 Nottingham |218 |206 Onley |456 |447 Parkhurst |286 |236 Pentonville |559 |659 Portland |424 |346 Prescoed |40 |38 Preston |324 |542 Pucklechurch |56 |54 Ranby |331 |329 Reading |182 |171 Risley |773 |706 Rochester |303 |186 Rudgate |300 |268 Send |113 |110 Shepton Mallet |158 |186 Shrewsbury |168 |297 Spring Hill |210 |203 Stafford |532 |505 Standford Hill |384 |296 Stocken |396 |390 Stoke Heath |300 |262 Styal |180 |200 Sudbury |509 |426 Swaleside |504 |503 Swansea |213 |261 Swinfen Hall |16l Thorn Cross |240 |182 Thorp Arch |166 |163 Usk |201 |192 The Verne |552 |542 Wakefield |662 |657 Wandsworth |838 |80 Wayland |580 |548 Wellingborough |284 |280 Werrington |110 |110 Wetherby |120 |150 Whatton |217 |213 Whitemoor |534 |495 Winchester |361 |413 The Wolds |320 |315 Woodhill |492 |486 Wormwood Scrubs |527 |764 Wymott |110 |102
Border and Immigration Control
Mr. Kenneth Baker : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what matters were discussed at the recent meeting in Paris of Ministers responsible for border and immigration control ; and what conclusions were reached.
Mr. Charles Wardle : I assume that my right hon. and learned Friend has in mind the meeting of the Schengen executive committee which was held in Paris on 18 October. The United Kingdom is not a signatory to the Schengen convention and was therefore not represented at the meeting. I understand that its main conclusion was that implementation of the convention should be postponed until 1 February 1994.
Leicestershire Police
Mr. Janner : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide additional resources for the Leicestershire police force.
Mr. Charles Wardle : In view of the need to maintain firm control over public expenditure, no police forces are receiving establishment increases for 1993-94.
Suicide
Mr. David Atkinson : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost of individual acts of suicide and attempted suicide in terms of police investigation, health and social services costs and coroners' costs ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Charles Wardle : This information is not collected.
Prison Ship
Mr. Salmond : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what negotiations his Department is holding with third parties for the purchase of a prison ship ; and if he will make a statement ;
(2) what steps his Department has taken to commission the construction of a prison ship or negotiate with a third party for the commissioning of the construction of a prison ship ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Alex Salmond, dated 2 November 1993 :
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions about prison ships.
The Prison Service is considering a number of options as part of its contingency planning to identify ways of increasing the capacity of the prison estate. Marine detention facilities are one of the options being considered.
At this stage, no action has been taken to procure a prison ship, although preliminary discussions have taken place. These discussions are confined to existing ships and do not include the construction of new ships.
Private Security Firms
Mr. Janner : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many private security organisations are engaged in the policing of housing estates in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Information on the number of patrols by private security firms in England and Wales and Northern Ireland is not held centrally.
Mr. Janner : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce a system of licensing for private security organisations.
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Mr. Charles Wardle : The Government's policy is to support the development of self-regulation within the private security industry. There are no plans to introduce a system of licensing.
Joy Riding
Mr. Parry : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to reduce the number of deaths and injuries arising from joy riding ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Maclean : The Government are monitoring the effects of recent legislative measures. The Criminal Justice Act 1993 doubled to 10 years' imprisonment the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving or careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs. The Aggravated Vehicle Taking Act 1992 was introduced to provide more appropriate penalties for the menace of joy riding. We will continue with our strategy to reduce the opportunity for all forms of car crime by encouraging motor manufacturers and insurers to improve vehicle security, and motorists to adopt good security measures.
Mr. Parry : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been involved in joy-riding accidents which have resulted in (a) deaths and (b) injury in each of the past five years (i) in England and Wales and (ii) on Merseyside ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Maclean : The available information is given in the following table. Provisional information is given for 1992 only on the number of notifiable offences and persons cautioned, prosecuted and convicted under the Theft Act 1968, section 12A as added by the Aggravated Vehicle Taking Act 1992, section 1, which came into force on 1 April 1992. Data for 1993 are not yet available. Prior to 1992, the term "joy riding" related to offences which would have been included in the theft and unauthorised taking of motor vehicles offence classification.
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Number of offences recorded and persons cautioned, prosecuted and found guilty in Merseyside police force area and England and Wales under the Theft Act 1968, section 12A as added by the Aggravated Vehicle Taking Act 1992England and Wales 1992<1>
Offence description |Merseyside |England and Wales
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Owing to the driving of the vehicle,an accident occurs causing the death of any person |Offences recorded |- |19
|Cautions |- |1
|Prosecutions |- |33
|Convictions |- |21
(a) the vehicle was driven dangerously on a road or other public place; or |}Offences recorded |45 |2,355
(b) owing to the driving of the vehicle, an accident occurred causing injury to any person or damage to any property other than the vehicle; or |} |Cautions |1 |111
(c) damage was caused to the vehicle |} |Prosecutions |22 |1,700
|Convictions |} |17 |1,211
<1> Provisional
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Metropolitan Police
Ms Ruddock To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many chief superintendent and chief inspector posts he expects to be removed from the Metropolitan police by 1 April 1995 ;
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(2) if he will estimate the number of chief superintendents and chief inspectors remaining in the Metropolitan police who will be redeployed following the rank changes announced on 28 October ; (3) what plans he has to meet the cost of any redundancies in the Metropolitan police arising from the deletion of chief superintendent and chief inspector posts in the Metropolitan police service between now and 1 April 1995 ; and what is his estimate of this cost.Mr. Charles Wardle : The Commissioner has in hand a review of the internal management structure of the Metropolitan police and will need to consider in that context how best to implement the decisions about ranks in the police service which my right hon. and learned Friend announced on 28 October. It is too early to say how the necessary restructuring will be achieved.
Ms Ruddock : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many superintendents, chief superintendents, inspectors and chief inspectors are currently employed in the Metropolitan police service.
Mr. Charles Wardle : The following is the information requested :
|Number
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Chief Superintendents |133
Superintendents |229
Chief Inspectors |489
Inspectors |1,479
Mr. Constantin Rudaro
Mrs. Roche : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the case of the Romanian refugee Constantin Rudaro was drawn to the attention of the immigration and nationality department ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Charles Wardle : I will write to the hon. Member.
Public Bodies
Dr. Wright : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing, for each of the executive non- departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department, whether the public have a statutory right to (a) attend all board or committee meetings, (b) inspect the minutes of meetings, (c) inspect the annual reports, (d) inspect the annual accounts and (e) inspect a register of members' interests.
Mr. Howard : None of the executive non-departmental public bodies for which the Home Office is responsible is required by statute to give the public rights of access in the manner specified in the hon. Member's question, though section 46 of the Race Relations Act 1976 requires the publication of the report and accounts of the Commission for Racial Equality. It is also the practice to publish the reports and accounts of the following executive non-departmental bodies for which the Home Office is responsible :
--The Office of the Data Protection Registrar
--Gaming Board of Great Britain
--Police Complaints Authority
--Horserace Totalisator Board
--Horserace Betting Levy Board
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Private Investment Projects
Ms Harman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those public investment projects within his Department's responsibility which have attracted private capital and have been commenced since the 1992 autumn statement.
Mr. Howard : There has been one project : an agreement with Lynton plc to provide new immigration detention facilities at Gatwick airport.
Statewatch"
Mrs. Roche : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to how many copies his Department subscribes of the publication "Statewatch."
SOCIAL SECURITY
Quarry House (Film)
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what requests BBC TV North made to his Department in respect of permission to film at his Department's premises at Quarry house, Leeds on 4 May ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Burt : The Benefits Agency national press office has no record of a request from BBC TV North to film at Quarry house on 4 May 1993.
Benefits for Children
Mr. Callaghan : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much will be spent on benefits for children in low-income families, excluding child benefit in the next financial year.
Mr. Burt : The information is not available in the precise form requested. It is estimated that in 1994-95, the amount spent on families, excluding child benefit, will be £8,850 million.
Sickness and Invalidity Benefit
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update the information given to the hon. Member for Blackpool, North (Mr. Elletson) on 7 July, Official Report, column 165, to include estimates for 1993-94 and 1994-95.
Mr. Scott : The latest available information is in the tables :
Numbers claiming benefit Date |Sickness benefit<2>|Invalidity benefit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 May 1982 |469,000 |684,000 2 April 1983 |408,000 |737,000 31 March 1984 |<3>247,000 |797,000 30 March 1985 |225,000 |849,000 5 April 1986 |237,000 |899,000 4 April 1987 |<3>187,000 |968,000 2 April 1988 |228,000 |1,047,000 1 April 1989 |266,000 |1,126,000 31 March 1990 |309,000 |1,209,000 30 March 1991 |372,000 |1,306,000 4 April 1992 |458,000 |1,439,000 Notes: <1> Source: Based on a 1 per cent. sample of claimants rounded to the nearest thousand. The latest date for which information is available is 4 April 1992. <2> Includes people receiving national insurance credits who are claiming but are not entitled to sickness benefit. <3> Statutory sick pay introduced from 6 April 1983 for a maximum eight weeks sickness absence in a tax year. From 6 April 1986 statutory sick pay was extended to up to 28 weeks in a period of incapacity for work.
Estimated average numbers receiving benefit at any one time Year |Sickness benefit |Invalidity benefit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1992-93 |135,000 |1,490,000 1993-94 |130,000 |1,585,000 1994-95 |135,000 |1,680,000 Source: Departmental report.
Benefits
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update his answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Attercliffe (Mr. Betts) of 25 February, Official Report, column 681 , including the effect of the taper for council tax benefit.
Mr. Burt : The information is in the table. The base rate has remained unchanged at 6 per cent. since 26 January 1993. The taper in council tax benefit, which was introduced in April 1993, is 20 per cent. Council tax benefit can meet a maximum 100 per cent. of the council tax whereas in community charge benefit, the maximum rebate was 80 per cent. of the community charge.
Date 1 April 1993
|Figures
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Base rate (per cent.) |6.00
Amount of interest earned on capital of £5,000 invested at base rate (per week) |£5.769
Benefit deduction for £5,000 capital in both housing benefit and council tax benefit (per week) |£8.00
Tapered amount set against benefit (per week)
HB (65 per cent. taper) |£5.20
CTB (20 per cent taper) |£1.60
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what efforts are presently being made to ensure people know of the full range of benefits available ; and what strategies are being pursued to ensure everyone gets their full entitlement.
Mr. Burt : The provision of information and advice to the public on benefits is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.
Letter from Michael Bichard to Mr. David Hinchliffe, dated 1 November 1993 :
As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency it is my responsibility to answer questions raised about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to your recent
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Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security, asking what efforts are being made to ensure people know of the full range of benefits available ; and what strategies are being pursued to ensure everyone gets their full entitlement.As you will be aware, the Secretary of State announced, on 9 September, that the Benefits Agency is involved in a major programme of work designed to improve the service given to customers. The intention is to provide a One Stop benefit delivery service which aims to minimise the points of contact for customers who claim more than one benefit. The first stage towards a One Stop service should be in place by mid 1994 and it is envisaged that customers will then be able to obtain from their local Benefits Agency Office : 1. Advice and information on all the major benefits regardless of where they are administered.
2. Access to most benefit claim forms.
3. Help with claiming benefits even if they are not locally administered.
In connection with the One Stop project, the Benefits Agency is establishing better links with other Agencies and associated service providers, such as Employment Services and Local Authorities. The Agency is also working closely with a range of advisers and intermediaries to ensure that they have access to appropriate information and support to enable them to brief their clients effectively on benefit related issues.
The availability and visibility of information materials in non-Benefits Agency outlets is being increased ; currently over 70, 000 intermediaries have direct access to our material through the Benefits Agency Publicity Register. In addition, steps are being taken to improve the range of material available in other forms, for example in Braille, large print, audio cassette and in ethnic translation.
The Social Security Freeline Service provides information and advice on all benefits to the general public and as an addition to this the Benefit Enquiry Line gives advice to people with disabilities and their carers ; this service now includes a minicom number and expanded form filling facility. To help customers further, a Family Credit Helpline was introduced, coinciding with a major advertising campaign, when the Secretary of State launched the Return to Work initiative in April.
Finally, a national Customer Service Definition, outlining the standards and range of services to be provided, has been issued to all Benefits Agency offices.
I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy will appear in the Official Report and a copy will be placed in the Library.
State Benefits
Mr. Callaghan : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people depend entirely on state benefits for their income.
Mr. Burt : In 1990-91, there was an estimated total of 3.6 million adults and children living in families whose only source of income was state benefits.
Marginal Tax and Benefit Rates
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update his answer of 25 February, Official Report , column 682 , on marginal tax and social security rates to include estimates for 1993-94 and 1994-95, the latter based on the assumption of statutory indexation and including measures already announced in the 1993 Budget.
Mr. Burt : Estimates for 1994-95 on marginal tax and social security rates, can be updated only at disproportionate cost. It is anticipated that the information necessary to provide an update will be available early next year. Estimates for 1993-94 are given in the table.
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Number of people with marginal deduction rates including social security
|1985-86|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94
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100 per cent. plus |70 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
90 per cent. plus |130 |45 |45 |45 |55 |75 |100
80 per cent. plus |290 |345 |210 |235 |205 |250 |200
70 per cent. plus |290 |515 |415 |395 |400 |500 |545
60 per cent. plus |450 |515 |420 |395 |405 |510 |555
50 per cent. plus |680 |515 |420 |395 |405 |510 |560
40 per cent. plus |n/a |n/a |455 |665 |435 |520 |605
Notes:
1. Figures for 1985-86 to 1991-92 are for benefit units where at least one partner
works 24 hours or more.
2. Figures for 1992-93 are for benefit units where at least one partner works for
16 hours a week or more. These people would have experienced 100 per cent.
deduction rate whilst on income support so their circumstances as a result of the
change to family credit, will have improved.
3. The information is based on family expenditure Survey.
Family Benefits
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families with children, broken down into lone parent families and two- parent families, are in receipt of income support, family credit or disability working allowance ; and for each type of family for each relevant benefit, how many include a qualifying child.
Mr. Burt : The table shows the latest available figures :
Benefit in payment |Lone parent families|Two parent families
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Income support (IS) |<1>985,000 |<1>511,000
Family credit (FC) |<2>206,000 |<2>281,000
Disability working allowance (DWA) |<3>270 |<3>709
|------- |-------
Totals |<4>1,191,270 |<4>792,709
Note:
<1> Income support quarterly statistical inquiry, November 1992-rounded to nearest thousand.
<2> As at 30 April 1993-rounded to nearest thousand.
<3> As at 30 April 1993.
<4> There will be a small overlap because those on FC or DWA may also claim IS in mid-award if
they cease work.
All the above cases include children for whom benefit is paid.
Child Benefit
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the level of child benefit in 1993-94 and 1994-95 if it had been fully uprated since April 1987 and its structure had remained the same, assuming full indexation of the benefit in 1994-95.
Mr. Burt : The rate would be £10.30 in 1993-94 and £10.50 in 1994-95.
Benefit Rebates
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the effect on revenues in 1993-94 and 1994-95 of reducing the maximum amount of rebate payable for (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit to (i) 90 per cent., (ii) 80 per cent. and (iii) 70 per cent. of eligible rent on council tax payments.
Mr. Burt : The information requested for 1993-94 is in the table. Estimates of the effect on revenues at 1994-95 benefit levels and prices are not yet available.
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Percentage of |Total savings in |Total savings in
eligible rent and |housing benefit |council tax benefit
council tax used in
the assessment of
CTB and HB
|(£ million) |(£ million)
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90 |1,600 |420
80 |3,070 |685
70 |4,365 |915
Source: Estimates based on the 1989-90-91 family expenditure surveys, uprated
to 1993-94 benefit levels and prices, rounded to the nearest £5 million.
Pensioners' Incomes
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update the answer to the hon. Member for Staffordshire, Moorlands (Sir D. Knox) of 15 December 1992, Official Report, columns 150-51, relating to pensioners incomes, giving the most recently available figures.
Mr. Hague : Information is not available in the form requested. As with the earlier answer, the requested distribution was in some cases too detailed to give a reliable number of sample cases. Certain ranges have therefore been merged in order to ensure estimates are based on at least 20 sample cases. In addition, the nature of the survey techniques used in the family expenditure survey means that the separate incomes of husbands and wives within a couple cannot be identified reliably. The answer therefore categorises single people--male and female--and couples only. The available information is in the tables.
Weekly non-benefit income distribution-pensioners Couples (husband over pension age)£ in January 1991 prices Income (£) |Thousands --------------------------------- 0-5 |472 5-10 |130 10-15 |89 15-20 |91 20-30 |181 30-40 |160 40-50 |120 50-60 |113 60-70 |79 70-80 |92 80-90 |88 90-100 |86 100-150 |285 150-200 |184 200-300 |198 300-400 |109 400-500 |61 Over 500 |84 Source: Family expenditure surveys 1990-91. Notes: The maximum amount of each category is rounded up to the nearest £1 for ease of reference, eg. where a category is shown as 10-20 it should read £10-£19.99.
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Weekly non-benefit income distribution-pensioners Couples (husband over pension age)£ in January 1991 prices Income (£) |Thousands --------------------------------- 0-5 |472 5-10 |130 10-15 |89 15-20 |91 20-30 |181 30-40 |160 40-50 |120 50-60 |113 60-70 |79 70-80 |92 80-90 |88 90-100 |86 100-150 |285 150-200 |184 200-300 |198 300-400 |109 400-500 |61 Over 500 |84 Source: Family expenditure surveys 1990-91. Notes: The maximum amount of each category is rounded up to the nearest £1 for ease of reference, eg. where a category is shown as 10-20 it should read £10-£19.99.
Weekly non-benefit income distribution-pensioners Couples (husband over pension age)£ in January 1991 prices Income (£) |Thousands --------------------------------- 0-5 |472 5-10 |130 10-15 |89 15-20 |91 20-30 |181 30-40 |160 40-50 |120 50-60 |113 60-70 |79 70-80 |92 80-90 |88 90-100 |86 100-150 |285 150-200 |184 200-300 |198 300-400 |109 400-500 |61 Over 500 |84 Source: Family expenditure surveys 1990-91. Notes: The maximum amount of each category is rounded up to the nearest £1 for ease of reference, eg. where a category is shown as 10-20 it should read £10-£19.99.
Housing Benefit
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the effect on revenues in 1994-95 and 1993-94 of increasing the taper for the withdrawal of housing benefit to (a) 70 per cent., (b) 75 per cent. and (c) 80 per cent.
Mr. Burt : The information requested for 1993-94 is in the table. Estimates of the effect on revenues at 1994-95 benefit levels and prices are not yet available.
70 |130 75 |240 80 |340 Source: Estimates based on the 1989-90-91 family expenditure surveys, uprated to 1993-94 benefit levels and prices, rounded to the nearest £5 million.
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Statutory Maternity Pay
Ms Primarolo : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish the external medical advice on which recent changes to the regulations regarding statutory maternity pay were based.
Mr. Hague : There have been no recent changes to statutory maternity pay. The Government recently issued a consultation document describing proposed changes to our maternity benefits schemes to implement the maternity pay provisions of the EC pregnant workers directive. The consultation period has ended and the responses are being carefully examined.
Income Support
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish figures on the same basis as table series 10 of the income support statistics annual inquiry for May 1992 showing for each premium group in Great Britain (a) the average amount of deductions for all cases with more than one deduction and (b) the average amount of benefit before deductions.
Mr. Burt : The information is in the table.
Income support recipients
Cases with more than one deduction by premium group
|Number of cases |Average amount of|Average IS before
|deductions £ |deductions £
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Total cases |333,500 |15.99 |68.24
Premium groups
Higher pensioner premium |3,600 |12.47 |39.15
Enhanced pensioner premium |600 |14.24 |10.39
Pensioner premium |10,100 |13.83 |51.75
Severe disability premium (higher rate) |100 |23.80 |66.20
Severe disability premium (lower rate) |1,500 |17.71 |78.05
Disability premium |35,200 |16.23 |65.66
Lone parent premium |176,400 |16.73 |70.41
Disabled child premium |4,800 |22.17 |89.07
Family premium |245,000 |17.12 |75.97
Carer premium |5,100 |20.05 |66.11
No premium |54,000 |12.47 |45.24
Notes:
1. The numbers of cases given are the same as those published in table 10.2 of the income support statistics
annual inquiry, May 1992. For use elsewhere, these would normally be rounded to the nearest thousand as
recommended on page 17 of the inquiry.
2. The average amount of deductions given is the average total sum deducted per case, and is correct to the
nearest penny.
3. The average weekly amount of income support before deduction is correct to the nearest penny.
4. Income support recipients may also receive other benefits, from which deductions may be made. Therefore the
average amount of deductions may exceed the average amount of income support.
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 21Burt : The information is in the table. 1992 is the latest year for which regional figures are available. Forecast information for claimants and dependants by region is not available.
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Income Support recipients, claimants, partners and
dependants
by region
Region |Claimants |Partners |Dependants
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North Eastern |807,000 |149,000 |449,000
London, North |957,000 |185,000 |563,000
South Western |398,000 |78,000 |203,000
Wales |301,000 |55,000 |170,000
Midlands |870,000 |173,000 |506,000
North Western |786,000 |126,000 |440,000
Scotland |536,000 |77,000 |260,000
London, South |856,000 |148,000 |476,000
Great Britain |5,511,000 |991,000 |3,067,000
Notes:
1. Source: Income support statistics quarterly inquiry,
November 1992.
2. All figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand,
and so may not sum to the totals given.
3. Information is not available for the standard
statistical regions. Figures are therefore given by
social security regions.
4. "Partners" are people living as a married couple.
5. "Dependants" are young people aged under 19 who live
in the parental home.
Spending
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update the answer of 7 June, Official Report, columns 144-45, to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) on the change in real terms in social security spending, giving estimates for 1993-94 and 1994-95, expressed in 1993-94 prices.
Mr. Scott : Details of total security spending from 1978-79 to 1994- 95 are given in the table.
Expenditure in £
million
Years |Cash |1993-94 prices |Percentage change in
|real terms over
|previous year
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1978-79 |16,602 |47,615 |-
1979-80 |19,616 |48,218 |1.27
1980-81 |23,751 |49,337 |2.32
1981-82 |28,963 |54,866 |11.21
1982-83 |33,000 |58,356 |6.36
1983-84 |36,881 |62,334 |6.82
1984-85 |39,957 |64,273 |3.11
1985-86 |43,502 |66,353 |3.24
1986-87 |46,859 |69,246 |4.36
1987-88 |49,145 |68,841 |-0.59
1988-89 |49,967 |65,242 |-5.23
1989-90 |53,026 |64,965 |-0.42
1990-91 |59,497 |67,489 |3.89
1991-92 |69,048 |73,430 |8.80
1992-93 |78,343 |80,497 |9.62
1993-94 |84,495 |84,495 |4.97
1994-95 |88,250 |84,652 |0.19
Notes:
1. 1992-93 figures are estimated outturn.
2. 1993-94 and 1994-95 figures represent anticipated expenditure.
3. The real terms decrease over the period 1987-88 to 1989-90 is largely attributable to the fall in
unemployment since 1986.
Council Tax Benefit
Mr. Dewar : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the effect on revenues in 1993-94 and 1994-95 of increasing the taper for the withdrawal of council tax benefit to (a) 25 per cent., (b) 30 per cent. and (c) 35 per cent.
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Mr. Burt : The information requested for 1993-94 is in the table. Estimates of the effect on revenues at 1994-95 benefit levels and prices are not yet available.
Council tax benefit |Total savings (£ taper |million) ------------------------------------------------------------ 25 per cent. |55 30 per cent. |95 35 per cent. |125 Source: Estimates based on 1989-90-91 family expenditure surveys, uprated to 1993-94 benefit levels and prices, rounded to the nearest £5 million.
Mortgage Interest
Mr. Betts : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to end the payment of mortgage interest to recipients of income support.
Mr. Burt : The long-term review of benefits that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has set in train is looking at all aspects of the benefits system. No decisions have been taken yet.
Private Capital
Ms Harman : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list those public investment projects within his Department's responsibility which have attracted private capital and have been commenced since the 1992 autumn statement.
Mr. Hague : There have been no such projects.
Adopted Babies
Mrs. Helen Jackson : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what maternity benefit is available for mothers of adopted babies.
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