The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

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  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Public Bodies (Appointments) – 23 February 1987

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Public Bodies (Appointments) on 23rd February 1987.

    Mr. Alfred Morris Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list all the public bodies for which he is responsible on which the consideration of the appointment or co-option of a person with knowledge of disability is a statutory requirement; if he will name the persons so appointed or co-opted on each body; and if he will indicate which of those persons is a person with a disability.

    Mr. Major [pursuant to his reply, 21 January 1987 c. 613–14]: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is responsible for one body where the appointment of a person with knowledge of disability is a statutory requirement. That body is the Social Security Advisory Committee which contains at least one such person.

    In addition, my right hon. Friend has responsibility for the Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions, together with the local war pensions committees, of which there are 81. The central committee is required to contain at least one disabled war pensioner; the local committees contain at least four representatives of disabled ex-service men.

    I regret that the need for personal confidentiality prevents me from naming the persons who fulfil the above statutory requirements.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on the Family Income Supplement – 23 February 1987

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on the Family Income Supplement on 23rd February 1987.

    Mr. Frank Field Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the latest estimate of the number claiming family income supplement.

    Mr. Major At May 1986, the latest date for which information is available, there were 202,000 families receiving family income supplement.

    Mr. Frank Field Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many family income supplement claimants are currently paying (a) income tax and (b) national insurance contributions.

    Mr. Major At April 1986 there were a total of 200,000 families in receipt of family income supplement and of those 138,000 were paying income tax and 188,000 were paying national insurance contributions.

    Mr. Frank Field Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state the percentage of family income supplement claimants paying (a) tax and national insurance and (b) national insurance only.

    Mr. Major At April 1986 there were a total of 200,000 families in receipt of family income supplement and of those 69 per cent, were paying both tax and national insurance contributions and 25 per cent, were paying national insurance contributions only.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Industrial Deafness – 23 February 1987

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Industrial Deafness on 23rd February 1987.

    Dr. Godman Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has any plans to change the criteria by which industrial deafness is determined; and if he will make a statement.

    Mr. Major The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council is keeping the occupational deafness scheme under continuous review and a report is expected later this year. We will give careful consideration to its recommendations.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on the Social Fund – 23 February 1987

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on the Social Fund on 23rd February 1987.

    Mr. Deakins Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the change in expenditure by his Department from the introduction of the social fund in Brighton; how many payments he estimates will be made from this fund; and what is the estimated average amount.

    Mr. Major Decisions on the total size of the social fund and on allocations to different parts of the country will be taken nearer to the time of its full introduction in April 1988.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on State Pensions – 23 February 1987

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on State Pensions on 23rd February 1987.

    Mr. Adley Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the future funding of state pensions.

    Mr. Major State retirement pensions will continue to be funded principally through national insurance contributions by employers and employees. We took steps in the Social Security Act 1986 to modify the future costs of the state earnings-related pension in order to ensure that it would be possible to fund increasing pensions for growing numbers of pensioners.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Severe Weather Payments – 19 February 1987

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Severe Weather Payments on 19th February 1987.

    Dr. Godman Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons received exceptionally severe weather payments in (a) Scotland, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Greenock and Port Glasgow in each of the categories of those persons entitled to such payments; what was the amount of money paid to each category; and what was the average payment made.

    Mr. Major Information on the number of exceptionally cold weather payments made to persons in each of the categories is not available.
    Statistics are being maintained on the total number of exceptionally cold weather payments made, the amount of those payments and the number refused, and will be published in due course.

    Dr. Godman Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give an estimate of the numbers of persons in (a) Scotland, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Greenock and Port Glasgow in each of the categories of those persons entitled to claim exceptionally severe weather payments.

    Mr. Major The information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Deaf People – 18 February 1987

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Deaf People on 18th February 1987.

    Dr. Cunningham Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is able to announce his decision in respect of the application for funding by the Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People.

    Mr. Major This application is receiving full consideration following a recent meeting between officials and the chairman and director of the council. We shall announce our decision as soon as possible.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Board and Lodging Allowances – 18 February 1987

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Board and Lodging Allowances on 18th February 1987.

    Mr. Pike Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how much his Department is paying to persons living in (a) Burnley and (b) Pendle for board and lodging allowances;
    (2) how many people living in (a) Burnley and (b) Pendle are (i) single persons under 26 years, (ii) single persons over 26 years, (iii) married couples without children and (iv) married couples with children, and are receiving board and lodging payments.

    Mr. Major I regret that the information requested is not collected by individual local offices and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Heating Additions – 17 February 1987

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Heating Additions on 17th February 1987.

    Mr. Wilson Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in 1984 were in receipt of a heating addition in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales; and what was the total expenditure in each country on heating additions.

    Mr. Major [pursuant to his reply, 20 January 1987, c. 539]: The information requested about the number of people receiving heating additions in 1984 is as follows:

    Country | Number in receipt (1)
    England | 2,376
    Scotland | 281
    Wales | 170

    Source: “1984 Annual Statistical Enquiry”.
    (1) To the nearest 1,000.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Benefits – 17 February 1987

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Benefits on 17th February 1987.

    Mr. Meacher Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will indicate for all welfare and national insurance benefits and allowances, the percentage change in value each year since 1979, and the comparable change in national average earnings for each of those years.

    Mr. Major I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.