HC Deb 26 July 1984 vol 64 cc767-8W
Mr. George Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment for money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Hamilton as a result of the advertising campaign in March 1984; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

Dr. Boyson

No refunds of voluntary unemployment deductions have been made by the Department's Motherwell local office to former claimants following the advertising campaign in March or the earlier publicity. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. Forty-five payments resulted from the check of current files by Motherwell local office.