§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many appeal tribunal hearings related to decisions made by his adjudication officers have been convened during the last 12 months for which information is available; and what is his estimate of the total cost of these.
§ Mr. WhitneyI have been asked to reply.
As a result of industrial action within the Department, the most recent information available is for the 12-month period ended 31 December 1983 when 15,096 unemployment benefit appeals were heard.
Information about the total cost of these appeals is not available.