Select Committee on Social Security Third Report


PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 1998

Members present:

Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair


Ms Karen Buck  
Mr Andrew Dismore  
Mr Howard Flight  
Mrs Joan Humble  
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Chris Pond
The Committee deliberated.  

Mr Stephen Timms, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Social Security, Mr Steve Heminsley, Benefits Agency Director of Strategy and Planning, and Ms Vivien Hopkins, Director of the Disability Benefits Unit, Department of Social Security, examined.

  [Adjourned till 8 December at half-past Ten o'clock.



WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 1999

Members present:

Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair

Ms Karen Buck  
Mr Andrew Dismore  
Mr Howard Flight  
Mrs Joan Humble  
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Mr Edward Leigh
Kali Mountford
Dr Doug Naysmith
Mr Chris Pond

Chairman's draft Report (Disability Living Allowance) brought up and read the first time.

Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.

Paragraphs 1 and 2 read and agreed to.

Paragraphs 3 and 4 read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 5 and 6 read and agreed to.

A paragraph — (The Chairman) — brought up, read the first and second time, and added (paragraph 7).

Paragraph 7 (now paragraph 8) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 8 to 10 (now paragraphs 9 to 11) read and agreed to.

Paragraphs 11 to 13 (now paragraphs 12 to 14) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 14 to 19 (now paragraphs 15 to 20) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 20 (now paragraph 21) read, amended, and agreed to.

Paragraph 21 (now paragraph 22) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 22 (now paragraph 23) read, amended, and agreed to.

Paragraphs 23 to 25 (now paragraphs 24 to 26) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 26 (now paragraph 27) read, amended, and agreed to.

Paragraphs 27 and 28 (now paragraphs 28 and 29) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 29 (now paragraph 30) read, amended, and agreed to.

Paragraph 30 (now paragraph 31) read and agreed to.

Resolved, That the Report be the Third Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.

Ordered, That the Disablement Income Group memorandum be reported to the House.

Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order 134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied to the Report.


 
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