§ Mr. Ronald Bellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the practice of some workers in the motor car industry working four days in a week and drawing unemployment benefit for two is still continuing; and if she will make a statement on her policy on this matter.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThere has been no change in the conditions for entitlement to unemployment benefit, and it remains possible for a worker to receive unemployment benefit for any two days of unemployment which occur within a period of six consecutive days excluding Sundays. On the second pat t of his 551W Question I would refer the hon. and learned Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Mailing (Mr. Stanley) on 20th January.—[Vol. 884, c. 240.]