§ Mr. Haselhurstasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of appellants in industrial injuries benefit cases, in each of the last five years for which figures are available, who were unsuccessful before the local tribunal or before the National Insurance Commissioner; and whether he can estimate the saving to public funds by way of benefit withheld which this involved.
366W
§ Mr. DeanThe information requested is as follows:
Year Unsuccessful Claimants' Local Tribunal Appeals To: Commissioner 1965 4,229 581 1966 4,298 529 1967 4,233 484 1968 3,910 535 1969 3,840 446 No estimate can be made of the saving to public funds.
§ Mr. Haselhurstasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of appellants in industrial injuries benefit cases, in each of the last five years for which figures are available, who were successful before the local tribunal or before the National Insurance Commissioner; and what extra cost to public funds by way of benefit this involved.
§ Mr. Paul DeanThe information requested is as follows:
Year Unsuccessful Claimants' Local Tribunal Appeals To: Commissioner 1965 2,775 224 1966 2,695 192 1967 2,670 215 1968 2,630 211 1969 2,475 192 No estimate can be made of the extra cost to public funds.
§ Mr. Haselhurstasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the sum disbursed by way of industrial injuries benefit, in each of the last five years for which figures are available, and the number of beneficiaries who were involved.
§ Mr. DeanInformation is not available precisely in the form requested, but the following table shows the disbursements of injury benefit for the five financial years up to 1969–70 and the number of spells of injury benefit which began in the five corresponding statistical years:
Year Disbursement of Injury Benefit (£) Spells of Injury Benefit 1965–66 34,553,000 919,000 1966–67 32,233,000 890,000 1967–68 34,709,000 882,000 1968–69 34,167,000 868,000 1969–70 33,381,000 860,000
§ Mr. Haselhurstasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of claimants for industrial injuries benefit, in each of the last five 367W years for which figures are available, who took their case to appeal from the decision of the insurance officer and subsequently from the decision of the local tribunal.
§ Mr. DeanThe information requested is as follows:
Year Claimants' Local Tribunal Appeals To: Year Commissioner 1965 6,984 805 1966 6,993 721 1967 6,903 699 1968 6,540 746 1969 6,315 638