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Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the outcome of the meeting which he had recently with the Director of the Spastics Society and with MIND and other voluntary organisations about their ability to provide services for people they help within their present financial provision.
Mr. John Patten
No such meeting has taken place.
Dependency additions paid with the benefits listed.
Decisions on whether to uprate other benefits, and, if so, by how much, are taken annually in the light of the prevailing circumstances.