§ Sir John WheelerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his Department's policy and practice regarding suspended benefit payments.
§ Mr. ScottWe consider it would normally be inappropriate to pay benefit in cases which are the subject of an appeal to the social security commissioner or the courts or in like cases dependent upon the outcome of such an appeal. We propose to amend regulation 37 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 to put this beyond doubt.