§ Mr. Fowlerasked the Minister of Social Security how many cases concerning sickness or industrial injury benefit have been heard by medical appeal tribunals in each year from 1960 to 1966, inclusive; and how many of these cases in each year were decided in favour of the applicant.
§ Mr. LoughlinAppeals concerning sickness benefit are dealt with by National Insurance local tribunals and the Commissioner.
Industrial Injuries Medical Appeal Tribunals deal with appeals against decisions of medical boards on disablement, diagnosis and recrudescence questions and references by the Minister of such decisions. The information requested is given in the following tables:—
1. DISABLEMENT BENEFIT—DISABLEMENT QUESTIONS Year Number of cases* Decisions favourable to claimant 1960 … … 19,775 7,063 1961 … … 19,820 6,796 1962 … … 20,630 6,899 1963 … … 19,486 6,970 1964 … … 19,983 6,668 1965 … … 20,661 6,362 1966 … … 20,392 6,476 *Includes accidents and prescribed diseases and both appeals by claimants and references by direction of the Minister.
2. INJURY BENEFIT AND DISABLEMENT BENEFIT—DIAGNOSIS AND RECRUDESCENCE QUESTIONS (PRESCRIBED DISEASES) Appeals by claimants References by direction of the Minister Year Appeals Medical Board decisions reversed References Medical Board decisions upheld 1960 … 472 150 119 63 1961 … 465 144 127 65 1962 … 497 168 204 102 1963 … 454 132 176 94 1964 … 446 133 189 100 1965 … 472 145 216 90 1966 … 460 145 188 89
§ Mr. Fowlerasked the Minister of Social Security how many medical appeal 5W tribunals exist to hear appeals concerning industrial injury or sickness benefit.
§ Mr. LoughlinThere are 14 Industrial Injuries Medical Appeal Tribunals in Great Britain. They deal with appeals against decisions of medical boards on disablement, diagnosis and recrudescence questions and references by the Minister of such decisions. Appeals concerning sickness benefit are dealt with by National Insurance local tribunals and the Commissioner.