To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the consultation papers issued in the form of command papers by his Department since July 1988, with the date of publication and the date by which responses were invited in each case; and if he will give similar information so far as it is available in respect of other consultation papers issued by his Department. [40222]
| Table 2: Other consultation papers | ||
| Title | Publication date | Response date |
| Disability Allowance: Assessment and Adjudication | 01.08.90 | 12.10.90 |
| Disability Handbook | 11.07.91 | 20.08.91 |
| Review of Treatment of Earnings for Income Tax and National Insurance Purposes | 29.07.91 | September 1991 |
| The Proposed Contents of the Child Support Regulations to be made under the Child support Act 1991 | November 1991 | 16.12.91 |
| One Stop— Benefits Agency Service Delivery | July 1992 | 06.11.92 |
| Changes in Maternity Pay—Proposal for Implementing the EC Pregnant Workers Directive | 10.08.93 | 12.10.93 |
| A Consultation on the Medical Assessment for Incapacity Benefit | 01.12.93 | 11.02.94 |
| Occupational Pensions—Discussing the Issues: set of 7 consultation papers papers 1–5 | 02.12.93 | 14.01.94 |
| papers 6 and 7 | 17.12.93 | 21.01.94 |
| Age Related Rebates—a Consultation Paper | December 1993 | 15.01.94 |
| The Future for Pensions—the Selection and Appointment of Member-Nominated Trustees | June 1994 | 05.08.94 |
| Family Credit and Self—Employment | 24.06.94 | 31.08.94 |
| The Future for Pensions—a Requisite Benefits Test | 15.07.94 | 09.09.94 |
| A Consultation on Government Measures to Tackle Discrimination Against Disabled People | 15.07.94 | 07.10.94 |
| Non State Pension Reform—the Structure of the Levies | 19.07.94 | 07.10.94 |
| Statutory Sick Pay—an Alternative to the Small Employers' Relief Scheme | 31.08.94 | 21.10.94 |
| Consulting on—Statutory Sick Pay—Cutting Red Tape | 28.03.95 | 30.06.95 |
| The Pensions Bill: Secondary Legislation—Contracting Out—Series of 15 Consultation Papers papers 1–5 | 26.05.95 | 30.06.95 |
The information is in the tables. Table 1 lists all the consultation papers that have been issued in the form of Command Papers since July 1988. Available information about other consultation papers that have been issued by the Department is in table 2.
| Table 1: Command papers | ||||
| Cm Number | Title | Publication date | Response date | Notes |
| 1264 | Children Come First—the Government's proposals on the maintenance of children | 29.10.90 | 14.12.90 | White Paper consultation on how proposals should be put into effect |
| 1723 | Options for Equality in State Pension Age | 18.12.91 | 30.6.92 | Green paper |
| 2594 | Security, Equality, Choice: The Future for Pensions | 23.6.94 | 5.8.94 | White Paper consultation on draft compliance cost assessment (Appendix 5) |
| 2997 | Compensation Recovery | 2.10.95 | 13.11.95 | Reply to Select Committee consultation paper included as annex |
| 3328 | Improving Decision Making and Appeals in Social Security | 23.7.96 | 18.10.96 | Green Paper |
| 3345 | The Treatment of Pension Rights on Divorce | 29.7.96 | 29.11.96 | Green Paper |
Table 2: Other consultation papers
| ||
Title
| Publication date
| Response date
|
| papers 6 and 7 | 01.06.95 | 30.06.95 |
| papers 8–10 | 29.06.95 | 28.07.95 |
| papers 11 and 12 | 28.06.95 | 28.07.95 |
| paper 13 | 23.08.95 | 29.09.95 |
| paper 14 | 25.10.95 | 22.11.95 |
| paper 15 | 05.12.95 | 08.01.96 |
| Piloting Change in Social Security-Helping People Into Work | 05.07.95 | 08.10.95 |
| Pensions Bill—Specifications for Regulations on the Minimum Funding Requirement | 06.07.95 | 25.08.95 |
| The Pensions Bill: Consultation on Secondary Legislation—Internal Dispute Resolution Procedures | 07.07.95 | 20.08.95 |
| Pensions Act 1995—Consultation Paper: Indexation Regulations | 21.07.95 | 11.08.95 |
| Specification for Regulations on Surplus and Excess Assets on Winding Up | 24.07.95 | 04.09.95 |
| The Pensions Act 1995: Secondary Legislation Transfer Values—six papers | 26.07.95 | 25.08.95 |
| The Pensions Act 1995: Secondary Legislation—Uniform Accrual | 26.07.95 | 25.08.95 |
| Specifications for Regulations Arising from Sections 16 to 21 of the Pensions Act 1995—the Provisions for Member-Nominated Trustees and Directors | 27.07.95 | 08.09.95 |
| Pensions Act 1995—Specifications for Regulations—Provision of Information to Scheme Members | 02.08.95 | 15.09.95 |
| Pensions Act 1995—Specification for Regulations on Power to Defer Winding Up and Priorities and Discharge of Liabilities on Winding Up | 09.08.95 | 08.09.95 |
| Pensions Act 1995—Specification for Regulations on Employer-Related Investment and Fund Management | 15.08.95 | 18.09.95 |
| Pensions Act 1995—Specifications for Regulations on Scheme Administration—three papers | ||
| paper 1 | 18.08.95 | 06.10.95 |
| paper 2 | 25.08.95 | 16.10.95 |
| paper 3 | 25.09.95 | 15.11.95 |
| Specification for Pensions Ombudsman Regulations | 22.08.95 | 29.09.95 |
| The Pensions Act 1995: Secondary Legislation—giving effect to protected rights—two papers | ||
| paper 1 | 30.08.95 | 21.09.95 |
| paper 2 | 18.09.95 | 13.10.95 |
| The Pensions Act 1995: Consultation on Secondary Legislation—the Compensation Arrangements for Occupational Pension Schemes | 20.09.95 | 25.10.95 |
| The Pension Schemes Act 1993: consultation on secondary legislation relating to the jurisdiction of the Pensions ombudsman | 26.09.95 | 27.10.95 |
| Pensions Act 1995—consultation paper—unapproved schemes | 25.10.95 | 22.11.95 |
| Pensions Act 1995—specification for regulations—consultation paper —deficiencies in pension scheme assets | 30.10.95 | 01.12.95 |
| Proposed changes for directors' national insurance contributions | 31.01.96 | 29.03.96 |
| Compliance Cost Assessment, compensation recovery scheme | 14.02.96 | 29.04.96 |
| A consultation by the Government on regulations relating to the initial rights of access to goods, facilities and services and on the timetable for implementing the remaining rights | 06.03.96 | 02.05.96 |
| Pensions Act 1995—Pension schemes levies frozen and paid-up schemes—proposals for levy waiver | 22.03.96 | 03.05.96 |
| Pension Schemes Act 1993: consultation on amending secondary legislation relating to the operation of the Pension Schemes Registry | 03.04.96 | 10.05.96 |
Table 2 omits:
(a) consultation papers issued only to the Social Security Advisory Committee, other advisory bodies of Local Authority Associates;
(b) consultation papers issued by the advisory bodies themselves rather than the Department (the SSAC usually allows four to six weeks for comments);
(c) consultation on draft regulations under the Pensions Act 1995 (details of consultation papers issued prior to the regulations are in the table);
(d) most consultation exercises on operational matters (including consultation on claim forms, customer surveys, local initiatives);
(e) any consultation papers concerning which records are not readily available.