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'UNFAIR TO LORRY DRIVER MP

5th May 1967, Page 33
5th May 1967
Page 33
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

MISS Margaret Herbison, the Minister

of Social Security, this week turned down a plea in the Commons that lorry drivers who lose their licences for offences committed while driving their own cars should receive unemployment benefit.

The request came from Mr. Trevor Park (Labour, Derbyshire South-East) who asked her to amend the National Insurance regulations.

But Miss Herbison said that whether a traffic offence which led to a person's dismissal from his employment constituted misconduct for the purpose of disqualification for unemployment benefit was properly a question for determination on the facts of the individual case by the independent adjudicating authorities who decided claims for unemployment benefits.

Mr. Park spoke of the injustice of the situation.