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Parliament & Politics The House: Reform lashed

Tuesday 17 November 1998 00:02 GMT
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THE GOVERNMENT'S welfare reform programme was branded a "directionless shambles" by Tories yesterday after Alastair Darling, Social Security Secretary, said during question time that the Working Families Tax Credit was costing taxpayers pounds 1.5bn more each year

Today's Business

Commons:

2.30pm

Questions on Environment, the Regions and Transport.

Debate on Modernisation of Commons Select Committee report on scrutiny of European business

Debate on appointment of new Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

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