§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many appeals were heard by social security appeal tribunals in each month since January 1990; in how many cases no presenting officer appeared; and what information he has regarding the outcome of these appeals compared with those where a presenting officer was present.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information is not available in the form requested.
Statistics relating to social security appeal tribunal hearings are collated on a quarterly basis. The latest figures available are for the quarter ending 31 March 1990, when there were 17,851 hearings.
No figures are available on the number of cases at which a presenting officer was not present, although it would be exceptional for a presenting officer not to be in attendance.