§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many appeals against refusal of Disability Living Allowance have been considered by the Appeals Service in each of the last 12 months in(a) the Angus constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the rest of the United Kingdom; [152570]
(2) how many successful appeals there have been against refusal of Disability Living Allowance in each of the last 12 months in (a) the Angus constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the rest of the UK. [152571]
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§ Maria EagleThis is a matter for Christina Townsend, Chief Executive of the Appeals Service. She will reply to the hon. Member.
Letter from Christina Townsend to Mr. Michael Weir, dated 10 February 2004:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions regarding:1) the number of appeals against the refusal of disability living allowance that have been considered by the Appeals Service in each of the last 12 months in (a) the Angus constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the rest of the United Kingdom
Disability Living Allowance Appeals lodged and received by the Appeals Service: January 2003 to December 2003, by month Scotland1 Total DLA claimants: 2003 Lodged Received Cleared at hearing Cleared in favour of appellant Percentage cleared in favour of appellant Year 2003 12,565 13,900 11,805 6,720 56.9 January 2003 1,040 1,125 1,075 630 58.6 February 2003 273,700 1,190 1,020 1,015 585 57.6 March 2003 1,165 1,205 940 575 61.2 April 2003 1,065 1,020 995 570 57.3 May 2003 277,700 1,140 970 960 570 59.4 June 2003 1,250 1,150 1,080 625 57.9 July 2003 1,190 1,015 930 540 58.1 August 2003 281,200 1,220 1,180 885 470 53.1 September 2003 1,265 1,270 935 500 53.5 October 2003 1,255 1,485 1,085 590 54.4 November 2003 715 1,230 1,095 610 55.7 December 2003 70 1,230 810 455 56.2 1 Scotland figures are those of the regional centre —Glasgow
Great Britain1 Total DLA claimants: 2003 Lodged Received Cleared at hearing Cleared in favour of appellant Percentage cleared in favour of appellant Year 2003 74,775 83,505 69,880 36,850 52.7 January 2003 6,510 7,795 6,050 3,160 52.2 February 2003 2,468,900 7,400 6,595 5,615 3,015 53.7 March 2003 6,970 7,215 6,390 3,570 55.9 April 2003 6,445 6,040 5,665 3,060 54.0 May 2003 2,497,600 6,275 5,905 6,035 3,205 53.1 June 2003 7,125 6,390 6,030 3,300 54.7 July 2003 7,660 7,015 5,890 3,170 53.8 August 2003 2,527,700 6,925 6,105 5,480 2,855 52.1 September 2003 7,415 7,660 5,915 3,050 51.6 October 2003 7,250 8,720 6,130 3,100 50.6 November 2003 4,155 7,175 5,895 2,965 50.3 December 2003 645 6,890 4,785 2,400 50.2 1 The "Great Britain" figure will include a small number of cases from outside Great Britain. The Appeals Service hears appeals for Great Britain, not the United Kingdom. Notes:
1. All figures are subject to change as more up to date data becomes available.
2. Figures for the latest months may rise significantly as information feeds through to the Appeals Service.
3. Figures are rounded to the nearest five, except for total DLA claimants (2003), which are rounded to the nearest hundred, and are only available quarterly.
4. The information for Angus parliamentary constituency is not available.
Source:
IAD Information Centre, 100 per cent. sample.