§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average time taken between the date of a claim for invalidity benefit and the date of a decision on that claim.
§ Mr. PortilloAs at 8 April 1988 the average time taken between the date of claim to sickness and invalidity benefit and a decision on the claim was 11 days.
Separate records are not kept of the number of claimants to sickness benefit and invalidity benefit.