§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Treasurer of the Household how many appeal cases have been heard by the final Appeal Courts during the 10 months ending 30th November; and how many of such cases were rejected?
§ Colonel GIBBSDuring the 10 months ended 30th November, 1925, the number of appeals heard by the Pensions Appeal Tribunals for England and Wales and the numbers rejected were as follow:
Appeals against refusals of entitlement: Heard … … … 10,859 Rejected … … … 7,040 Appeals against final awards: Heard … … … 6,239* Rejected … … … 2,858 *Cases in which the final award of the Minister was set aside are regarded as allowed appeals.