§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many appeals have been heard by disability appeal tribunals to date; and if he will provide a breakdown of these by(a) outstanding mobility allowance, (b) outstanding attendance allowance arid (c) disability living allowance appeals.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe administration of disability appeal tribunals is the responsibility of the president of the Independent Tribunal Service, his honour Judge Holden, and the hon. Member may wish to contact his office to obtain this information.
Table 1 Unemployment benefit actual rates Date Single unemployed person With dependent spouse With dependent spouse and two children (£) (£) (£) November 1979 18.50 29.95 33.35 November 1980 20.65 33.40 35.90 November 1981 22.50 36.40 38.00 November 1982 25.00 40.45 41.05 November 1983 27.05 43.75 44.05 November 1984 28.45 46.00 — November 1985 30.45 49.25 — July 1986 30.80 49.80 — April 1987 31–45 50–80 — April 1988 32.75 52.95 — April 1989 34.70 56.10 — April 1990 37.35 60.40 — April 1991 41.40 66.95 — April 1992 43.10 69.70 —
Table 2 Equivalent value of unemployment benefit at April 1992 Date Single unemployed person With dependent spouse With dependent spouse and two children (£) (£) (£) November 1979 42.62 68.99 76.83 November 1980 41.25 66.72 71.72 November 1981 40.14 64.94 67.80 November 1982 41.98 67.92 68.93 November 1983 43.32 70.07 70.55 November 1984 43.42 70.20 —