§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is satisfied that his Department's attendance allowance unit, Blackpool, is functioning satisfactorily.
§ Mr. RossiI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Ashley) on 26 July 1982.—[Vol. 28, c.81–82].
§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in the last year, how many applications for attendance allowance made to his Department's Blackpool attendance allowance unit have been (a) made, (b) declined on first application and (c) allowed on appeal.
§ Mr. RossiThe available information for 1981, as follows, relates not to date of claim but to date of decision. The information at(c) relates to reviews on grounds of dissatisfaction with the original rejection. Such reviews are the equivalent of appeals for this benefit.
- a. 181,974 (initial and renewal claims)
- b. 43,583
- c. 4,733