§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether capital payments to redundant employees of nationalised industries or private enterprise firms disqualify an individual from unemployment benefit; and, if so, under what circumstances.
§ Mr. OrmePayments made to redundant employees under the Redundancy Payment Act 1965, or any other payments regarded by the independent statutory authorities who determine all claims to unemployment benefit as being made solely on account of redundancy, do not affect title to unemployment benefit. Any claimant in receipt of a capital payment that was determined by the statutory authorities to have been made in lieu of notice or remuneration, however, would be disqualified for receipt of unemployment benefit for the period covered by the payment up to a maximum of 12 months.