§ Mr. William Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many unemployed workers were prosecuted during the last year for working whilst drawing unemployment pay; and how many employers were prosecuted for knowingly employing them.
§ Mr. DeanThe provisional figure for the number of men prosecuted in 1972 for making false statements in order to obtain unemployment benefit while working was 1,255. No employers were prosecuted.
§ Mr. William Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will introduce legislation to make it an offence for an employer to employ a worker who remains registered as being unemployed and obtains unemployment benefit.
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§ Mr. DeanNo. It is already an offence for an employer to aid and abet a worker in making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining benefit.