§ Mr. Forresterasked the Minister of Social Security what is the average cost of an appeal to the Commissioner in industrial death benefit cases.
§ Mr. LoughlinThe average cost of an appeal to the Commissioner in an industrial death benefit case is about £120.
§ Mr. Forresterasked the Minister of Social Security what is the average cost for the hearing of an appeal against the disallowance of industrial death benefit at a local tribunal.
§ Mr. LoughlinThe average cost of an appeal heard by a local tribunal against the disallowance of industrial death benefit is about £12.
§ Mr. Forresterasked the Minister of Social Security how many appeals against disallowance of industrial death benefit were heard at the North Staffordshire and Newcastle, Staffordshire, local tribunals in each of the years 1964, 1965 and 1966; in how many of these cases the claimants were successful; how many of the successful cases were referred by the insurance officer to the Commissioner; and how many cases rejected by the local tribunals were also taken to the Commissioner.
§ Mr. LoughlinThe work of the Newcastle, Staffordshire local tribunal was taken over by the North Staffordshire local tribunal in 1952.
The information requested for the North Staffordshire local tribunal is as follows:
1964 1965 1966 1. Number of appeals heard by tribunal against disallowance of industrial death benefit 16 21 29 2. Number included at 1 above where the claimant was successful 2 3 4 3. Number included at 2 above referred by the insurance officer to the Commissioner 2 2 3 4. Number included at 1 above rejected by the local tribunal and taken to the Commissioner 1 4 8