§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many appeals against refusal of application for mobility allowance were outstanding on 1 January, or the nearest convenient date; and how this figure compares with the position 12 months earlier.
§ Mr. RossiThe information is as follows:
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Appeals to 1 January 1982 2 January 1981 Local tribunal 45 20 Medical board 3290 2120
Appeals to 1 January 1982 2 January 1981 Medical appeal tribunal 1710 1450 Social Security Commissioner 100 85
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services to how many persons awards of mobility allowance were made for the first time during 1981; and how his figure compares with the number made in 1980.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of those persons in receipt of mobility allowance, whose allowance was reviewed during 1981, had the allowance stopped; of these, what proportion took their application for renewal to appeal; and, of those appealing, what proportion did so successfully.
§ Mr. RossiReviews of mobility allowance are carried out by medical boards when a report suggests that the claimant may no longer satisfy the medical conditions for the allowance. In 1981, fewer than 200 such cases were reviewed from a total number of beneficiaries which reached over 210, 000 by the end of the year, that is less than 0.01 per cent. Of these reviews, some 80 per cent. resulted in withdrawal of the allowance. Information about subsequent appeals is not available.
As to those cases where a renewal claim is made on expiry of a previous award, I refer the hon. Member to my reply to him on 18 January 1982.—[Vol. 16, c. 43–44.]