HC Deb 15 April 1964 vol 693 cc75-6W
Mr. T. W. Jones

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether he will take steps to reimburse the travelling expenses of unemployed persons registering for benefit for the first time and living some distance from the nearest office.

Mrs. Thatcher

No. Attendance is not obligatory if the claimant lives more than ten miles from the nearest local office of the Ministry of Labour or in any other case where undue hardship would result.

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