HC Deb 20 July 1978 vol 954 cc388-9W
Mr. Brittan

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many people living in Cleveland applied for mobility allowance in each of the past three years;

(2) how many people living in North Yorkshire have applied for a mobility allowance in each of the past three years;

(3) how many applications for mobility allowance from people living in Cleveland were rejected in each of the past three years;

(4) how many applications for mobility allowance from people living in North Yorkshire were rejected in each of the past three years;

(5) how many appeals to the medical board or medical appeals tribunal were made by people living in Cleveland after a mobility allowance application had been rejected in each of the past three years;

(6) how many appeals to the medical board or medical appeals tribunal were made by people living in North Yorkshire after a mobility allowance application had been rejected in each of the past three years;

(7) how many successful appeals were made to the medical board or medical appeals tribunal by people in North Yorkshire seeking a mobility allowance for each of the past three years;

Northern Region Yorkshire and Humberside Region
Date Awards current Disallowances Awards current Disallowances
14th July 1976 1,368 494 2,238 722
11th July 1977 3,024 1,504 5,007 2,168
10th July 1978 4,231 2,624 7,342 4,092

On a national basis, about 111,000 claims have been decided since the scheme began, with about 73,000 awards (65 per cent.) Of nearly 5,700 appeals heard by medical boards and medical appeal tribunals throughout the country, some 1,600 (28 per cent.) were successful.