Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What steps she is taking to tackle fraudulent activity in the benefits system.”
Tabled: 1 February 2022Answered: 7 February 2022
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Solicitor General
The hon. Member will appreciate that as a Law Officer I cannot talk about the specifics of legal advice to Government. However, he will be aware of paragraph 1.6 of the ministerial code that acknowledges the overarching duty on all Ministers to comply with the law. That obligation is inherent in all the advice that the Law Officers give to Government.