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Cystic Fibrosis
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) infants and (b) adults were recorded as suffering from cystic fibrosis in each health authority, and for Wales as a whole for each of the last available three years; and if he will make a statement. [12776]
Mr. Richards: At present, information on the prevalence of cystic fibrosis in Wales is not held centrally. Information on the levels of cystic fibrosis reported by respondents to the Welsh health survey is being processed. Results from the survey are scheduled for publication in March 1996.
Nursery Voucher Scheme
Mr. Ron Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the written representations that he has received in favour of the proposed nursery voucher scheme. [12859]
Mr. Hague: Since my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State's reply to the hon. Member for Ceredigion and Pembroke, North (Mr. Dafis) on 15 January 1996, Official Report, columns 379-80, we have received correspondence in support of the scheme from a parent expressing concern that the views of working mothers are being represented. The voucher scheme aims to provide choice of provision to such parents.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
Mr. Dicks:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the recommendations of the Industrial Injuries Advisory
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Council regarding hand arm vibration syndrome; and if he will make a statement. [12912]
Mr. Roger Evans:
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has given careful consideration to the recommendations in the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council's report "Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (Vascular and Neurological Components Involving the Fingers and Thumb)", Cm 2844. The Government are not persuaded that the additional benefits to individuals would be sufficient to warrant the high administrative costs of implementing the council's recommendations. I am especially concerned about the costs associated with developing a usable, repeatable and acceptable test for diagnosing the condition and assessing a person's disability. I am confident that the council will continue its thorough work in monitoring the scientific advances and literature on this condition, as well as developments in diagnostic and assessment techniques. I will give careful consideration to any further advice it may provide.
Mrs. Lait:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to reduce burdens on business. [13225]
Mr. Heald:
We plan to make two changes which, although in themselves small, will nevertheless contribute to our aim of reducing burdens on business.
First, we have today published a consultation document, "Reducing Burdens on Business: Proposed Changes for Directors' National Insurance Contributions". Subject to the responses, we will consider the best way of making the necessary legislative change, including an order under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994. Today's document therefore constitutes formal consultation under section 3(1) of the Act. Responses to the document must be received no later than Friday 29 March 1996 when the consultation period will end.
The document has been sent to 38 organisations in Great Britain--and a further 12 in Northern Ireland--seeking their views about proposals to modify the present
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rules under which directors and their employers pay national insurance contributions. The annual amount they are liable to pay will not change.
Secondly, we propose to bring the regulations governing national insurance contributions into greater alignment with the PAYE tax system. As one of a number of similar changes from April 1996 we propose to adopt the Inland Revenue definition of a company in the regulation dealing with the treatment of payments made to certain professional advisor and nominee directors.
Copies of the consultation document have been placed in the Library.
Mr. Nicholls:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he expects to publish his reply to the Social Security Committee's fifth report of Session 1995-96 "The Work of the Department of Social Security and its Agencies", HC 382. [13227]
Mr. Lilley:
A Government response to the Social Security Committee's report "The Work of the Department of Social Security and its Agencies" has been published today. Copies have been placed in the Library.
Sir Andrew Bowden:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many women aged 60 years and over receiving preserved rights to income support in (a) elderly people, (b) very dependent elderly, (c) mental illness, (d) mental handicap, (e) drug and alcohol dependence, (f) physical disability over pension age and (g) any other condition category had weekly charges above the income support limit by (i) 1p to £13.10, (ii) £13.11 to £15, (iii) £15.01 to £25, (iv) £25.01 to £35, (v) £35.01 to £45, (vi) £45.01 to £55, (vii) £55.01 to £65, (viii) £65.01 to £75, (ix) £75.01 to £85, (x) £85.01 to £95, (xi) £95.01 to £105 and (xii) over £105.01 for (1) Greater London and (2) by English region, excluding Greater London, (3) England and (4) Great Britain. [7729]
Mr. Roger Evans:
The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the tables.
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Source:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry November 1994.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some totals may not tally.
2. Sample size 5 per cent.
3. "--" Denotes nil or negligible.
4. Regions are Government Standard Statistical Regions.
5. Regional figures quoted exclude cases with the Greater London Extension.
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Source:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry November 1994.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some totals may not tally.
2. Sample size 5 per cent.
3. "--" Denotes nil or negligible.
4. Regions are Government Standard Statistical Regions.
5. Regional figures quoted exclude cases with the Greater London Extension.
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Sir Andrew Bowden:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many men in residential homes aged 65 years and over receiving preserved rights to income support in the (a) elderly people, (b) very dependent elderly, (c) mental illness, (d) mental handicap, (e) drug and alcohol dependent, (f) physical disability over pension age and (g) any other condition category had weekly charges above the income support limit by (i) £0.01 to £13.10, (ii) £13.11 to £15, (iii) £15.01 to £25, (iv) £25.01
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to £35, (v) £35.01 to £45, (vi) £45.01 to £55, (vii) £55.01 to £65, (viii) £65.01 to £75, (ix) £75.01 to £85, (x) £85.01 to £95, (xi) £95.01 to £105 and (xii) £105.01 over; and if he will give this information for Greater London, by English region excluding Greater London, England as a whole and Great Britain. [7737]
Mr. Evans:
The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
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Source:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry November 1994.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some totals may not tally.
2. Sample size 5 per cent.
3. "--" Denotes nil or negligible.
4. Regions are Government Standard Statistical Regions.
5. Regional figures quoted exclude cases with the Greater London Extension.
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Source:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry November 1994.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some totals may not tally.
2. Sample size 5 per cent.
3. "--" Denotes nil or negligible.
4. Regions are Government Standard Statistical Regions.
5. Regional figures quoted exclude cases with the Greater London Extension.
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Sir Andrew Bowden:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many men in nursing homes aged 65 years and over receiving preserved rights to income support in (a) terminal illness, (b) physical disability over pension age, (c) drug and alcohol dependence, (d) mental handicap, (e) mental illness and (f) any other category had weekly charges above the income support limit by (i) £00.1 to £13.10, (ii) £13.11 to £15, (iii) £15.01 to £25,
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(iv) £25.01 to £35, (v) £35.01 to £45, (vi) £45.01 to £55, (vii) £55.01 to £65, (viii) £65.01 to £75, (ix) £75.01 to £85, (x) £85.01 to £95, (xi) £95.01 to £105 and (xii) over £105.01 for (1) Greater London and (2) by English region, excluding Greater London, (3) England and (4) Great Britain. [7728]
Mr. Evans:
Information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set at in the table.
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Source:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry November 1994.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some totals may not tally.
2. Sample size 5 per cent.
3. "--" Denotes nil or negligible.
4. Regions are Government Standard Statistical Regions.
5. Regional figures quoted exclude cases with the Greater London Extension.
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Source:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry November 1994.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some totals may not tally.
2. Sample size 5 per cent.
3. "--" Denotes nil or negligible.
4. Regions are Government Standard Statistical Regions.
5. Regional figures quoted exclude cases with the Greater London Extension.
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Sir Andrew Bowden:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many women in nursing homes aged 60 years and over receiving preserved rights to income support in (a) terminal illness, (b) physical disability over pension age, (c) drug and alcohol dependence, (d) mental handicap, (e) mental illness and (f) any other category by (i) £00.1 to £13.10, (ii) £13.11 to £15, (iii) £15.01 to £25, (iv) £25.01 to £35, (v) £35.01 to £45, (vi) £45.01 to £55,
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(vii) £55.01 to £65, (viii) £65.01 to £75, (ix) £75.01 to £85, (x) £85.01 to £95, (xi) £95.01 to £105 and (xii) over £105.01 for (1) Greater London and (2) by English region, excluding Greater London, (3) England and (4) Great Britain. [7730]
Mr. Evans:
The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
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Source:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry November 1994.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some totals may not tally.
2. Sample size 5 per cent.
3. "--" Denotes nil or negligible.
4. Regions are Government Standard Statistical Regions.
5. Regional figures quoted exclude cases with the Greater London Extension.
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Source:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry November 1994.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some totals may not tally.
2. Sample size 5 per cent.
3. "--" Denotes nil or neglible.
4. Regions are Government Standard Statistical Regions.
5. Regional figures quoted exclude cases with the Greater London Extension.
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Ms Lynne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many parents with care ceased to claim income support within four weeks of liable relatives action for each year since 1989. [12072]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell:
The information is not available.
Ms Lynne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how the benefit savings due to parents with care ceasing to claim income support were calculated prior to 1993-94. [12073]
Mr. Evans:
By multiplying the number of income support cases where the reason for cessation was attributable to liable relative action by the amount of benefit in payment and an average anticipated duration for benefit claims.
Mr. Gordon Prentice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims for income support there were in the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale district in each year since 1992. [10873]
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Mr. Evans:
The administration of income support is a matter for Peter Mathison, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Gordon Prentice, dated 30 January 1996:
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years since 1988-89; and how many households received payments in each of these years. [11142]
Mr. Evans:
The administration of income support is a matter for Peter Mathison, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member.
Mr. Chisholm:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total cost of paying income support for mortgage interest payments in Scotland in each of the
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many claims for Income Support (IS) there were in the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale District in each year since 1992.
The number of IS claims for this District for the calendar years since 1992 are:
1992: 23,698
1993: 20,544
1994: 21,084
1995: 21,160
These figures are provisional and may be subject to change.
I hope you find this reply helpful.
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