§ 22. Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what recent representations he has received about depriving claimants who are in breach of community service orders of their benefits. [129343]
§ Angela EagleThe Government have received a number of representations from a number of national organisations, members of the public and Members of 31W Parliament, relating to the timing of the benefit sanction and the fiscal implications of the measure. We have considered carefully these opinions while designing our main policy of linking entitlement to benefits with the discharge of social responsibilities.