§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the effect on the payment of unemployment benefits of a suspension of the guaranteed week agreement in the engineering industry at domestic level.
§ Sir K. JosephI have been asked to reply.
The decision in any individual case is a matter for the independent adjudicating authorities but I understand that they would normally take the view that unemployment benefit is payable where a guaranteed week agreement has been suspended by mutual agreement between an employer and his work people.