§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for each region the number of(a) outstanding claims for Disability Living Allowance and (b) staff employed at each medical centre; and how many applicants he estimates will not have their claim resolved before the expiry date of their existing entitlement. [117592]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is in the tables.
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Outstanding claims for Disability Living Allowance for each Disability Benefit Centre and the Central Disability Benefits Unit at Blackpool Location New claims outstanding Renewal claims outstanding Edinburgh 3,178 43 Newcastle 4,020 67 Leeds 6,156 57 Manchester 3,387 34
§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the number of cases of(a) confirmed fraud, (b) high suspicion fraud and (c) low suspicion fraud for each benefit his Department administers in each of the last five years. [118206]
§ Mr. RookerThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is contained in the following reports, copies of which are available in the Library.
Outstanding claims for Disability Living Allowance for each Disability Benefit Centre and the Central Disability Benefits Unit at Blackpool Location New claims outstanding Renewal claims outstanding Bootle 4,637 45 Midlands 13,749 179 Bristol 5,103 148 Wales 3,513 59 Wembley 10,128 83 Sutton 10,060 228 Glasgow 3,793 76 Disability Benefits Unit 46 45,319 Total 67,770 46,338 Notes:
- 1. Figures are given for both new claims and renewal claims outstanding at 31 March 2000
- 2. At 31 March 2000 there were 2,903 applicants whose renewal claim had not been resolved by the date that their existing entitlement expired
Breakdown of the number of staff employed in each centre Location Number of staff Newcastle 67 Leeds 95 Edinburgh 58 Glasgow 67 Bootle 80 Manchester 71 Warbreck 16 Birmingham 63 Bristol 76 Wales 95 Wembley 107 Sutton 84 Nottingham 74 Note:
SEMA are contracted by the DSS to provide medical services