HC Deb 24 January 1986 vol 90 c325W
Mr. Cohen

asked the Paymaster General whether the electoral register is used in conjuction with the adminstration of unemployment benefit; and whether there are any plans to use it in that respect when it is available in machine readable form.

Mr. Alan Clark

The electoral register is not used in conjuction with the administration of unemployment benefit and there are no plans to use it in that respect in the future.