HC Deb 18 November 1981 vol 13 cc174-5W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will now instruct all offices of his Department to continue paying benefit to claimants who are accused by officers of the special fraud investigation squad of cohabitation until their cases have come to a tribunal; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Chalker

I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East (Mrs. Short) on 6 July 1981—[Vol. 8, c.31.]