§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if his Department makes any use of Inland Revenue records for determination of an employee's place of employment for purposes of verification in relation to claims for work-related benefits;
(2) in what way the proposed change in Inland Revenue methods of record keeping of individual pay as you earn records will affect the verification of claims for work-related benefits; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Rossi[pursuant to his reply, 29 November 1982, c. 88]: Apart from details recorded about national insurance contributions, the Department and the Department of Employment do not use information obtained from the Inland Revenue to determine or verify claims for social security benefits. I understand that the proposed change in Inland Revenue record-keeping procedures to which the hon. Member refers would not affect the information supplied on national insurance contributions.