§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases were considered by the war pensions tribunal for each of the years 1970 to 1980 inclusive.
§ Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases were considered by the war pensions tribunal for each of the years 1970 to 1981 inclusive.
The Solicitor-GeneralI have been asked to reply. The number of cases considered each year by the pensions appeal tribunals for England and Wales is published annually in one of the appendices to the annual report of the Council on Tribunals. For the years 1970 to 1980 the number of cases disposed of each year was as follows:
Year Number of Cases Disposed of 1970 3,388 1971 3,463 1972 3,427 1973 3,550 1974 3,498 1975 2,522 1976 2,078 1977 2,348 1978 2,290 1979 2,478 1980 2,481 I regret that the figure for 1981 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the annual cost of the war pensions tribunals for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the annual cost of the war pensions tribunals for each of the last 10 years.
The Solicitor-GeneralI have been asked to reply.
52WThe cost of the salaries and administrative expenses of the staff and members of the pensions appeal tribunals appointed for England and Wales over the last 10 years is as follows:
Financial Year Cost£ 1971–72 97,109 1972–73 91,917 1973–74 106,396 1974–75 125,291 1975–76 145,468 1976–77 146,318 1977–78 162,606 1978–79 179,970 1979–80 234,804 1980–81 313,056