HC Deb 21 May 1998 vol 312 cc515-6W
Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how many claims have been(a) terminated in each year since the implementation of the jobseeker's allowance because of a breach of the jobseeker's agreement and (b) subsequently reinstated following their referral to an adjudication officer; [42386]

(2) what was the average time between termination of a jobseeker's allowance claim because of a breach of the Jobseeker's Agreement and reinstatement following referral to an adjudicator in each year since the implementation of the jobseeker' s allowance. [42387]

Mr. Alan Howarth

Failure to comply with the terms set out in the jobseeker' s agreement does not, in itself, result in the loss or termination of jobseeker's allowance. It may, however, give rise to a doubt as to whether the jobseeker is available for, and actively seeking, employment. If this is the case, then it is those questions that will be referred for adjudication.

The Employment Service's quarterly analysis of adjudication officers' decisions is available in the Library.