Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Social Security – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 March 1991.
I certainly take account of what my hon. Friend says. I believe that in practice the social fund has proved to be much more flexible in giving help to the most vulnerable in our society than single payments ever were. We should not forget local authorities' responsibilities to enable people to establish or to maintain themselves within the local community.