§ Viscount SANDONasked the Minister of Pensions, if he can give a Return showing the number of appeals where the assessment tribunals have accepted, decreased, or increased the decision arrived at by the Ministry's final award since their creation in 1924 and in the first six months of 1925; and, in the cases of increases, the numbers, separately, under each percentage of increase of disability; and the number of reversals by entitlement appeals of the Ministry's decision compared with number of confirmations?
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§ Major TRYONStatutory Appeal Tribunals for the hearing of appeals against decisions of the Ministry as to entitlement to pension were instituted in 1919. Appeal Tribunals for the hearing of appeals against final awards made by the Ministry were instituted in 1922. Records of the earlier working of the Entitlement Appeal Tribunals are defec-
Description. Number. Percentage. I.—Appeals to Entitlement Appeal Tribunals. (a) Total number (approximate) of Ministry decisions appealable (by officers, men, widows and dependant). 718,000 — (b) Total number of appeals against such decisions determined by tribunals. 165,000 23% of (a) (c) Number of appeals determined: — (i) in favour of appellant 49,000 30% of (b) (ii) appeals disallowed 116,000 70% of (b) II.—Appeals to Assessment Appeals Tribunals. (a) Total number of Final Awards notified by Ministry since August, 1921. 489,000 — (b) Total number of appeals against such Final Awards determined by Appeal Tribunals. 94,000 19% of (a) (c) Number of appeals disallowed by Tribunal 43,000 45.8% of (b) (d) Number of appeals in which Tribunal confirmed the finality of award but increased the rate of award:— (i) Final Awards of 20% and upwards 3,000 3% of (b) (ii) Final Awards of less than 20% increased by Tribunal to pension rate (i.e. to 20%disablement or over). 4,600 5% of (b) (iii) Final Awards of less than 20% increased by Tribunal as regards the period of allowance, but confirmed as final at under 20%. 20,000 21.3% of (b) (e) Number of appeals in which Tribunal con finned finality of award but decreased the rate of award. 300 .3% of (b) (f) Number of appeals in which Tribunal temporarily set aside the Final Award for further consideration by the Ministry. 23,100 24.6% of (b)