HKK 013/2
CONFIDENTIAL
3 March 1977
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recession. We are not clear whether this requirement, as we see it, would be met by the phrase "projected economic and social conditions". We think too that an additional sub-paragraph should be included to provide for an examina- tion of costs of social security measures.
Paragraph 5
We think that this paragraph might be redrafted in order to restrict it to a comprehensive review of the social welfare programmes and plans and an estimate of their costs. The priority which we wish to see maintained is that indicated in paragraph 2 above: namely that in the period until 1980 social security schemes (including investigation of the possibility of a contributory element) should take precedence over social welfare benefits.
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Heppell will be coming to see Harry Hurst and myself on 16 March and, subject to any comments you may have by that date, we propose to feed in our thoughts to him.
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JA B Stewart