HC Deb 04 February 1988 vol 126 c681W
Dr. Thomas

To ask the Attorney-General during 1988 how many oral hearings have been held by the social security commissioners in(a) London, (b) Edinburgh and (c) Northern Ireland; and how many non-resident commissions conducted hearings in Cardiff.

The Attorney-General

The information requested, which relates to the period 1 January to 1 February 1988, is given in the table:

Location Oral hearings of appeals
London 28
Edinburgh 6
Northern Ireland 5

In the same period, a Commissioner sat in Cardiff for three days to deal with five oral hearings.