Social Security - Minutes of Evidence [Back to Report]

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 16 June 1999.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL 1999

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Members present:

Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair

Ms Karen Buck	Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Andrew Dismore	Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Howard Flight	Dr Doug Naysmith
Mrs Joan Humble	Ms Debra Shipley

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CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by the War Pensions Agency (WPA 8)




ANNEX A

Central Advisory Committee Members




ANNEX B

Role of the War Pension Committees




ANNEX C

EX-SERVICE ORGANISATIONS




ANNEX D

THE WAR PENSIONS SCHEME




ANNEX E

SUMMARY OF SECRETARY OF STATE TARGETS 1998-99 AND CURRENT STATUS




ANNEX F

WAR PENSIONS AGENCY SECRETARY OF STATE TARGETS 1999-2000




ANNEX G

MANAGEMENT TARGETS—1999-2000




ANNEX H

WAR PENSIONS AGENCY—SERVICE FIRST PRINCIPLES

Examination of witnesses

MR GORDON HEXTALL, Chief Executive, and MR ALAN BURNHAM, Acting Operations Director, War Pensions Agency,and DR E ANNE BRAIDWOOD, DSS Medical Policy Manager, were examined.

Question Number

1 - 19

20 - 39

40 - 59

60 - 79

80 - 99

100 - 120

New claims received and the caseload

Supplementary Memorandum submitted by the War Pensions Agency (WPA 8A)

Executive summary of report by Ernst and Young

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Prepared 23 June 1999