§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is satisfied that a firm whose name has been supplied to him met its obligations in paying over employees' social services contributions after deducting them from wages.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th June 1975; Vol. 893, c. 404], gave the following information:
The Inland Revenue, to whom these contributions are initially paid, and the Department of Health and Social Security are responsible for taking all reasonable measures to secure that every employer meets his obligations under the Social Security Act. On grounds of confidentiality details of the affairs of an individual firm cannot be given without its authority.