§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims have been made in each region for industrial injuries disablement benefit for chronic bronchitis and emphysema up to 31 October; how many were(a) successful and (b) unsuccessful; and on what grounds. [3023]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is not available in the format requested. The available information is set out in the tables.
Claims in respect of chronic bronchitis and emphysema (PD D12) between 13 September 1993 and 31 October 1995 analysed by Benefits Agency Area Directorate Area Claims received Successful claims1 Claims disallowed Southern England AD1 Anglia 27 3 19 AD2 Chilterns 22 4 13 AD3 South London and West Sussex 0 0 0 AD4 West Country 155 6 76 AD5 East London and Essex 43 1 4 AD6 South East 499 33 451 840W
Analysis of claims disallowed between 13 September 1993 and 31 October 1995 and reason for disallowance by Benefits Agency Area Directorate Area Failed 20 year rule Reg 22 (Up to 2 Oct 1994)1,2 Disablement assessed at less than 14 per cent. PD-D12 not diagnosed(Upto 2 Oct1994)2 Failed FEV1 test(From 3 Oct 1994)3 Failed x-ray test(From 3 Oct 1994)3 Southern England AD1 7 1 0 9 0 2 AD2 6 0 0 6 0 1 AD3 0 0 0 0 0 0 AD4 12 0 0 55 5 4 AD5 3 0 0 0 1 0 AD6 42 0 0 380 20 9 AD7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southern England total 70 1 0 450 26 16 Wales and central England AD1 161 17 2 4,572 206 178 AD2 33 0 0 555 3 6 AD3 236 3 3 2,941 72 59 AD4 696 9 34 6,409 452 315 AD5 37 1 0 412 13 13 AD6 19 1 0 279 3 1 AD7 163 0 4 1,741 48 32 Wales and Central England totals 1,345 31 43 16,909 797 604 841W
Claims in respect of chronic bronchitis and emphysema (PD D12) between 13 September 1993 and 31 October 1995 analysed by Benefits Agency Area Directorate Area Claims received Successful claims1 Claims disallowed AD7 Wessex 1 0 0 South East total 747 47 563 Wales and Central England AD East Midlands 6,093 718 5,136 AD2 Midlands South West 669 56 597 AD3 West Mercia 3,834 407 3,314 AD4 Wales 10,113 1,481 7,915 AD5 Merseyside 531 49 476 AD6 Greater Manchester 349 32 303 AD7 Lancashire and Cumbria 2,346 160 1,988 Wales and Central England total 23,935 2,903 19,729 Scotland and Northern England AD1 Tyne Tees 7,454 634 6,579 AD2 South Yorkshire and Humberside 6,891 844 5,827 AD3 North and West Yorkshire 2,909 446 2,277 AD4 Glasgow and Paisley 249 8 165 AD5 North, Central and West Scotland 1,939 64 1,801 AD6 East Scotland 2,465 104 2,186 Scotland and Northern England total 21,907 2,100 18,835 Grand total 46,589 5,050 39,127 1 Successful in this context means claims that have resulted in payment of benefit. Not all claims will have been decided by 31 October 1995.
Analysis of claims disallowed between 13 September 1993 and 31 October 1995 and reason for disallowance by Benefits Agency Area Directorate Area Failed 20 year rule Reg 22 (Up to 2 Oct 1994)1,2 Disablement assessed at less than 14 per cent. PD-D12 not diagnosed(Up to 2 Oct 1994)2 Failed FEV1 test(From 3 Oct 1994)3 Failed x-ray test(From 3 Oct 1994)3 Scotland and Northern England AD1 159 7 4 6,147 143 119 AD2 192 3 4 5,218 210 200 AD3 104 10 3 2,012 97 51 AD4 21 0 0 122 9 13 AD5 102 0 0 1,654 31 14 AD6 90 2 0 2,025 25 44 Scotland and Northern England totals 668 22 11 17,178 515 441 Grand total 2,083 54 54 34,537 1,338 1,061 Notes:
1Where chronic bronchitis and emphysema is already covered in assessment for pneumoconiosis (Regulation 22).
2Cases failing on FEV1 test or x-ray test up to 2 October 1994.
3Figures not collected by Area Directorate prior to 3 October 1994.
Source:
Benefits Agency BREM system and Central Data Unit, 100 per cent. count and subject to amendment.