§ 61. Mr. John Pageasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he intends to take to ensure that self-employed building workers do not claim unemployment benefit while they are in work.
§ Mr. EnnalsWe have no reason to think that fraud of this kind is widespread or that the existing arrangements are inadequate to deal with it. As the hon. Member knows, the general question of sub-contracting in the building industry is under consideration following the Phelps Brown Report.