§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims for industrial disablement benefit have been made in each year since October 1984 up to the latest available date.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is as follows:
Number October 1984 to September 1985 112,298 October 1985 to September 1986 124,518 October 1986 to September 1987 104,222 October 1987 to September 1988 90,727 October 1988 to March 1989 144,734 1 Six months.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security in how many cases of claims made since 1 October 1986 for industrial disablement benefit(a) awards were made at less than 14 per cent. on the basis of (i) provisional and (ii) final awards and (b) awards were made at 14 per cent. or more.
§ Mr. ScottBetween 1 October 1986 to 31 March 1989, there were 101,359 assessments of disablement at less than 14 per cent. Between 1 October 1986 and 31 March 1988, the latest date for which information is available, there were 14,693 awards for assessments at more than 14 per cent. disablement. It is not possible to distinguish between provisional and final awards.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what savings have been made in each year since October 1986 up to the latest available date by operation of the 14 per cent. rule for industrial disability.
§ Mr. ScottThe estimated savings are as follows:
£ million October 1986 to April 1987 10.9 April 1987 to April 1988 35.0 April 1988 to April 1989 39.5