§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps are taken to ensure that persons registered as unemployed construction workers are not working as part-time self-employed persons.
§ Mr. BryanThe normal day-to-day unemployment benefit procedures are devised to minimise opportunities for fraud and abuse. There are, in addition, a variety of checks which are intended to prevent, or otherwise identify wrongful claims. These measures apply to all claims including those of unemployed construction workers.
Inquiries into suspected fraud made by special investigators employed by the Department may also involve visits to employers' establishments, including construction sites.