§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the circular to his Department's offices relating to the vetting of benefit applications by Irish nationals; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PortilloIt is not the Department's policy to vet benefit claims on the basis of the claimants nationality. Guidance on the verification of identity as part of the process of establishing entitlement to benefit was published in Circular S50/85.