§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he will introduce amendments to the jobseeker's allowance regulations to protect the position of share fishermen; and if he will make a statement. [13428]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe jobseeker's allowance regulations already contain a number of special provisions for share fishermen. They are specifically designed to ensure that share fishermen claiming contribution-based jobseeker's allowance are in a broadly similar financial position to that which they enjoyed under unemployment benefit.
We are closely monitoring the effects of the introduction of jobseeker's allowance on share fishermen. This monitoring has not identified any difficulties which would require the regulations to be amended.