§ Mr. Forresterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in how many of the appeals against industrial injury benefit at the North Staffordshire tribunal in each of the years 1966, 1967 and 1968 which were referred by the insurance officer to the Commissioner was the decision of the local tribunal upheld in favour of the claimant and in how many of those cases rejected by the local tribunal and taken to the Commissioner was the claimant successful.
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§ Mr. EnnalsThe information requested is as follows:
1966 1967 1968 1. Of the successful appeals heard by the North Staffordshire local tribunal which were referred by the insurance officer to the Commissioner, the number upheld by the Commissioner was 8 3 4 2. Number of cases rejected by the local tribunal which succeeded on appeal to the Commissioner 6* 2 2* There are a further three appeals for 1968 which have not yet been decided.
* Including one case in which the insurance officer was able, on review, to award benefit without the Commissioner's having to consider the appeal.
§ Mr. Forresterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many appeals against disallowance of industrial injury benefit were heard at the North Staffordshire local tribunal in each of the years 1966, 1967 and 1968; in how many of these cases the claimants were successful; how many of the successful cases were referred by the insurance officer to the Commissioner; and how many cases rejected by the local tribunals were also taken to the Commissioner.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe information requested is as follows:
1966 1967 1968 1. Number of appeals heard by the North Staffordshire local tribunal against disallowance of industrial injury benefit 157 129 167 2. Number included at 1 above where the claimant was successful 50 54 74 3. Number included at 2 above referred by the insurance officer to the Commissioner 10 3 7 4. Number included at 1 above rejected by the local tribunal and taken to the Commissioner 27 18 16