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WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Ms Karen Buck
Mr David Crausby
Mrs Joan Humble
Mr Andy King
Mr Edward Leigh
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Dr Doug Naysmith
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Desmond Swayne
Mr Gareth Thomas |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the Social Fund.–(The Chairman.)
Integrated Child Credit: Mrs Helen Ghosh, Director of the Children's Group, DSS, Mrs Mary Pattison, Tax Credits Programme, DSS, Mr Nick Macpherson, Director, Welfare Reform, HM Treasury, Mr Tony Orhnial, Director, Personal Tax Inland Revenue, and Mr Nick Lodge, Director, Tax Credits Programme, Inland Revenue, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 January at half-past Ten o'clock
WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY 2001
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Ms Karen Buck
Mr Andrew Dismore
Mrs Joan Humble
Mr Andy King
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Dr Doug Naysmith
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Desmond Swayne |
The Committee deliberated.
Integrated Child Credit: Professor John Veit-Wilson, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 31 January at half-past Ten o'clock
WEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY 2001
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Ms Karen Buck
Mr David Crausby
Mr Andrew Dismore
Mrs Joan Humble
Mr Andy King
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Dr Doug Naysmith
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Gareth Thomas
Mrs Ann Winterton |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Disability and Carers Benefit Directorate, the Invalid Care Allowance Unit and advice centres and benefits offices in North Kensington.–(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee seeks a debate in Westminster Hall on the Housing Benefit report and the Government reply thereto.–(The Chairman.)
Draft Report (Inherited SERPS), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Committee's Report on Inherited SERPS are published in the First Report from the Social Security Committee, Session 2000-2001, (HC 215), p. x).
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 February at half-past Ten o'clock
WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2001
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Ms Karen Buck
Mr Andrew Dismore
Mrs Joan Humble
Mr Andy King |
Dr Doug Naysmith
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Gareth Thomas
Mrs Ann Winterton |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Zacchaeus 2000 and Citizens Advice Scotland have leave to publish the memoranda submitted by them in accordance with Standing Order No. 135(1).– (The Chairman.)
Social Fund: Elaine Kempson, Personal Finance Unit, University of Bristol Research Centre, Professor Gary Craig, Professor of Social Justice, University of Hull, Sir Richard Tilt, Social Fund Commissioner, Pauline Adey, Independent Review Service Manager, and Ann Greenshields, Aide to the Social Fund Commissioner, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 February at half-past Ten o'clock
WEDNESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2001
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Ms Karen Buck
Mr Andrew Dismore
Mrs Joan Humble
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Dr Doug Naysmith
Mrs Ann Winterton |
The Committee deliberated.
Social Fund: Liz Forest, Miss Catherine von Ruhland , Miss Sally Moxon and Mrs Liz McKenzie, Claimants of Social Fund, and Dr Bob Holman, Community Worker, Easterhouse, Glasgow were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 February at half-past Ten o'clock
WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2001
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Ms Karen Buck
Mrs Joan Humble
Mr Andy King
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Dr Doug Naysmith
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Gareth Thomas |
The Committee deliberated.
Social Fund: Mr Duncan Tree, Policy Officer, Mr Neil Bateman, Welfare Rights Manager, Suffolk County Council Welfare Rights Service, Mr Terry Patterson, Welfare Rights Adviser, Manchester City, and Mr Alaster Calder, Head of Surrey County Council Welfare Rights Unit, Local Government Association, Ms Helen Dent, Director, The Family Welfare Association, Mr John Wheatley, Social Policy Officer and Mr Alan Barton, Social Policy Adviser, National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, and Ms Beth Lakhani, Citizens Rights Office Welfare Advice Worker, Child Poverty Action Group, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 March at half-past Ten o'clock
WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH 2001
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Ms Karen Buck
Mr Andrew Dismore
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Dr Doug Naysmith
Mr Gareth Thomas |
The Committee deliberated.
Social Fund: Angela Eagle MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mr Stephen Watson, Operations Director, Chilterns Home Counties, and Mr Christopher Evans, Working Age Group, Head of Branch Financial Support Change, Department of Social Security, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 March at Ten o'clock
WEDNESDAY 14 MARCH 2001
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Ms Karen Buck
Mr David Crausby
Mr Andrew Dismore
Mrs Joan Humble
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Mr Andy King
Dr Doug Naysmith
Mr Gareth Thomas
Mrs Ann Winterton |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Integrated Child Credit), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Committee's report on Integrated Child Credit are published in the Second Report from the Social Security Committee, Session 2000-2001, (HC 72 [including HC (Session 1999-2000) 951-i to iii]), pp. xxxi-xxxii).
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 March at half-past Eleven o'clock
TUESDAY 27 MARCH 2001
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Ms Karen Buck
Mr Andrew Dismore
Mrs Joan Humble
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Dr Doug Naysmith
Mrs Ann Winterton |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Social Fund), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Committee's report on the Social Fund are published in the Third Report from the Social Security Committee, Session 2000-2001, (HC232), pp. xxxix-xl).
Ordered, That the memorandum submitted by Nestor Healthcare be laid before the House.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Child Protection Action Group (CPAG) have leave to publish the memoranda submitted by them in accordance with Standing Order No. 135(1).–(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 April at half-past Ten o'clock
WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2001
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Mrs Joan Humble
Mr Andy King
Dr Doug Naysmith
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Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Gareth Thomas |
The Committee deliberated.
Appeals: His Hon Judge Michael Harris, President, and Mr Neil Ward, Chief Executive, Appeals Service, and Mr Tony Edge, Director of Field Operations, Wales, the Midlands and South, Mr Archie Roy, Acting Director of Field Operations, Scotland and Northern, and Mr John Sumner, Disability and Carer Benefits Director, Benefits Agency, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 May at half-past Ten o'clock
WEDNESDAY 2 MAY 2001
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Ms Karen Buck
Mr Andrew Dismore
Mrs Joan Humble
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Dr Doug Naysmith
Mr Gareth Thomas |
The Committee deliberated.
DSS Departmental Report: The Rt Hon Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Social Security, was examined.
[The Committee adjourned
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