§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what has been the number of successful appeals against refusal to pay statutory sick pay in each year from 1983 to 1985, inclusive;
(2) how many appeals against refusal to pay statutory sick pay were received by his Department in each year from 1983 to 1985, inclusive, for the county of Leicestershire and the city of Leicester, respectively.
§ Mr. Peter Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many appeals against refusal to pay statutory sick pay were received in his Department for the last 12 months for which figures are available for the county of Lancashire.
§ Mr. WhitneyI regret information is not yet available. Information about appeals to social security appeals tribunals on statutory sick pay questions was first collected from 1 April 1984. Its production has been delayed by the effects of the dispute at Newcastle computer centre during 1984. I shall write to the hon. Members when the information becomes available, which should be later this summer.
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of offences by employers under the Social Security and Housing Benefits Acts, respectively, with respect to statutory sick pay during the years 1983 to 1985 in Leicestershire.
§ Mr. WhitneyThere were no prosecutions by this Department against employers in Leicestershire during the years 1983 to 1985 for offences connected with statutory sick pay under the Social Security and Housing Benefits Acts.
§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many offences were committed by employers under the Social Security and Housing Benefit Act with regard to statutory sick pay for the last 12 months for which figures are available in Lancashire.
§ Mr. WhitneyThere have been no prosecutions by this Department under the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act against employers in Lancashire in the last 12 months for offences connected with statutory sick pay.