National Insurance Commissioners (Decisions)

HC Deb 21 February 1972 vol 831 cc216-7W

Mr. Leslie Huckfield

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the 19 published decisions of the National Insurance Commissioners in 1970 were favourable to the claimant.

Mr. Dean

Of the 19 published decisions. 10 were favourable to the claimant.

Mr. Leslie Huckfield

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many appeals to the National Insurance Commissioners have been decided in favour of the claimants during the past 12 months; and to how many workers claiming unemployment benefit such decisions applied.

Mr. Dean

In the period ended 31st December, 1971, the commissioners decided 2,244 appeals of which 955 were in respect of unemployment benefit. Six hundred and thirty-four were decided in favour of the claimant and of these 276 were for unemployment benefit.

Mr. Leslie Huckfield

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will make available to the hon. Member for Nuneaton the 249 favourable unemployment decisions of the National Insurance Commissioners in 1970.

Mr. Dean

I am writing to the hon. Member.

Mr. Leslie Huckfield

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many decisions of the National Insurance Commissioners were published in 1971; and how many decisions, both oral and written, were not officially published.

Mr. Dean

The Chief Commissioner selected 24 decisions for publication out of 2,244 appeals which were decided.