§ Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications for appeal by way of oral hearing were made in each year to the last available date since the coming into operation of the Industrial Injuries (Appeals) Regulations, 1970; and how many such oral hearings were allowed and how many refused.
§ Mr. DeanI assume the hon. Member has in mind the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) (Determination of Claims and Questions) Amendment Regulations, 1969, Statutory Instrument 1969 Number 1749, which enable the National Insurance Commissioner to determine appeals on points of law from decision of medical appeal tribunals without an oral hearing, if he is satisfied that he can properly do so, and which came into force on 5th January, 1970. The following table gives the information.
Oral Hearings Requested Granted 1970 1971 1970 1971 Applications for leave to appeal on a point of law from a medical appeal tribunal decision 27 8 2 2 Appeals on a point of law from a medical appeal tribunal decision 6 6 6 5