§ Mr. Alan ReidTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (1) pursuant to his answer of 1 July 2002,Official Report, column 96W, on disability living allowance, if he will give the same information for (a) the Argyll and Bute constituency and (b) Scotland;[73320]
(2) pursuant to his answer of 1 July, Official Report, column 96W, on disability living allowance, how many applicants whose initial claim for DLA was rejected in (a) the Argyll and Bute constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the United Kingdom appealed against the rejection in each of the last five years. [73321]
§ Maria EagleThe available information is in the table. Information about appeals and unsuccessful claims is not available for individual constituencies or for Scotland.
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Successful applications for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) over the last five years in the Argyle and Bute constituency and Scotland. First applications Successful on first application Successful on review Argyle & Bute Constituency 2000–01 *200 *100 — 2001–02 *500 *300 — Scotland 1997–98 27,100 19,600 5,100 1998–99 23,700 17,200 3,600 1999–2000 23,100 17,400 3,100 2000–01 27.400 20,700 2,000 2001–02 28,300 20,800 1,700 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
2. Figures marked * are subject to a high degree of sampling variation.
3."—" Denotes nil or negligible.
4.Parliamentary constituency data is not available prior to 2000.
5. Figures for reviews include reconsiderations under the system of decision making and appeals introduced in October 1999.
Source:
Figures taken from the AA/DLA computer system between quarter ending May 2000 and February 2002, 5 per cent. sample.
Information about appeals against decisions on claims for Disability Living Allowance is not available for individual constituencies or for Scotland. For the figures for Great Britain, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 July, Official Report, col 96W. Information for Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly.
§ Mr. Alan ReidTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applicants for attendance allowance in(a) the Argyll and Bute constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the United Kingdom (i) were granted on first application, (ii) were rejected on first application, (iii) appealed against rejection of first application, (iv) were granted on review and (v) were granted on appeal in each of the last five years. [73322]
§ Maria EagleThe available information is in the tables. Information about appeals and unsuccessful claims is not available for individual constituencies or for Scotland. Information for Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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Outcome of first applications for Attendance Allowance (AA) over the last five years in the constituency Argyle and Bute and Scotland. First applications Successful on first application Successful on review Argyle & Bute 2000/2001 600 500 — 2001/2002 *500 *500 — Scotland 1997/1998 32,800 28,800 3,300 1998/1999 29,400 26,700 2,000 1999/2000 29,900 27,300 2,100 2000/2001 30,400 28,500 800 2001/2002 28,200 25,900 1,000 Notes:
1.Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
2. Figures marked * are subject to a high degree of sampling variation.
3. "—" Denotes nil or negligible.
4. Parliamentary constituency data is not available prior to 2000.
5. Figures for reviews include reconsiderations under the system of decision making and appeals introduced in October 1999.
Source:
Figures taken from the AA/DLA computer system between quarter ending May 2000 and February 2002, 5 per cent. sample.
Outcome of first applications for Attendance Allowance (AA) over the last five years in Great Britain. Successful on first application Unsuccessful on first application 1997/1998 296,168 116,805 1998/1999 292,554 104,260 1999/2000 281,447 96,815 2000/2001 316,676 103,115 2001/2002 292,141 89,130 Sources:
ASD Information Centre 100 per cent. data taken from 100 per cent. extract of monthly management information system.
Figures taken from the AA/DLA computer system between quarter ending May 2000 and February 2002,5 per cent. sample.
Attendance Allowance appeals lodged at a first tier agency, cleared at the hearing and found in favour of the appellant in Great Britain. Received Lodged Cleared at hearing Found in favour 1 July—31 December 2000 8,735 7,180 5,050 2,245 1 Jan—31 December 2001 12,055 11,870 10,800 5,030 1 January—31 August 2002 6,990 5,680 5,835 2,765 Notes:
1. All figures are subject to change. Figures relating to June 2002 onwards will rise significantly as information feeds through to the Appeals Service.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest five.
3. Figures for 2002 are provisional.