Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services for the last period of 12 months, for which figures are available, what percentage of appeals relating to the right to, and the amount of, supplementary benefit, was decided in favour of the appellant in England and Wales, and in each region of England and Wales, respectively; and for the same period and on a national and regional basis, what percentage of appeals was decided in the appellant's favour when 401W he (a) attended and (b) did not attend the tribunal and (c) was represented by a solicitor, a social worker, or a friend.
§ Mr. DeakinsFigures for the 12 months period ended 30th September 1976 are shown below. Information about the attendance and representation of appellants is not available on a regional basis; the percentages shown relate to England, Scotland and Wales as a whole.
ENGLAND Favourable Decisions (per cent.) All Regions 20 Northern 22 Yorkshire and Humberside 18 East Midlands and East Anglia 24 London, North 22 London, South 18 London, West 20 South-Western 22 West Midlands 22 North-West (Manachester) 18 North-West (Merseyside) 19 *WALES 21 Attendance and Representation: Appellant attended 32 Did not attend 9 Represented by solicitor 40 Represented by social worker 52 Represented by friend 33 *Wales is not sub-divided into regions