§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Attorney-General what are the most recent figures for the number of appeals received by the Social Security Commissioners concerning(a) mobility allowance and (b) attendance allowance.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe number of appeals received by the Social Security Commissioners in 1990, the last year for which figures are available, concerning(a) mobility allowance and (b) attendance allowance are 268 and 573 respectively.
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Attorney-General what are the most recent figures for the number of decisions by social security commissioners regarding the award of500W either mobility or attendance allowance that found the decisions of (a) delegated medical practitioners and (b) medical appeal tribunals to be erroneous in law.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe number of decisions by Social Security Commissioners in 1990, the last year for which figures are available, regarding the award of Attendance Allowance that found the decisions of the Delegated Medical Practitioner to be erroneous in law is 535. Medical appeal tribunals become involved in attendance allowance appeals very infrequently. The number of decisions by Social Security Commissioners in the same period regarding the award of Mobility Allowance that found the decisions of medical appeals tribunals to be erroneous in law is 235.