§ 56. Mr. OrmeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement regarding the new test that unemployment benefit claimants have to satisfy proving they are actively seeking work.
§ Mr. EggarThe "actively seeking employment" condition applies to all claimants and will normally be satisfied by a simple declaration when a person claims benefit—usually fortnightly. It is too early to provide any figures for the number of those interviewed about their job search by employment service counsellors. This change is a timely and appropriate modernisation of unemployment benefit law.