§ Captain BOWYERasked the Treasurer of the Household what is the average time taken between the lodging of an appeal to the pensions appeal tribunal and the hearing of the case?
§ Colonel GIBBSThe average time now taken between the lodging of an appeal to the pensions appeal tribunals and the hearing of the case is 10 weeks. This includes the time taken in preparing the case for hearing, which often involves protracted inquiries. The average time taken between the receipt of the case by the pensions appeal tribunals and the hearing is four weeks. The figure in both cases includes the week's statutory notice given to the applicant of the time and place of hearing