HC Deb 20 November 1985 vol 87 c175W
Mr. Frank Field

asked the Attorney-General how long a claimant would normally have to wait for an oral hearing before a social security commissioner if the commissioner ordered the oral hearing now in (a) London, (b) Cardiff, (c) Edinburgh and (d) Northern Ireland.

The Solicitor-General

The figures for London and Cardiff are:

  1. (a) 10 weeks
  2. (b) 3 weeks

I understand from my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland that the figures for Edinburgh and Northern Ireland are:

  1. (c) 10 weeks
  2. (d) 6 weeks

The figure at (d) is an average figure from a sample of recent cases at different locations.

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