§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many appeals for disability living allowance have been lodged with the independent tribunal service in each month since its introduction.
§ Mr. ScottThe information requested is not available for any month prior to April 1992. The available information is in the table.
Month Number of Appeals 1992 April 45 May 149 June 117 July 177 August 204 September 178 October 373 November 496 December 520 1993 January 704 February 1,296 March 963 April 3,607 May 2,182 June 3,044 July 3,789 August 3,277 September 3,162 October 2,400 November 2,385 December 2,090
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the amount of time taken by the independent tribunal service to deal with appeals, relating to disability living allowance.
§ Mr. ScottThe average length of time taken by the independent tribunal service to clear an appeal on disability living allowance is 14 weeks. Work is in hand to reduce this time.