§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the nationality, status, employment and function of Mrs. Nelson at the United States embassy in London; and if she has diplomatic status.
Number of applications for leave made to Social Security Commissioners 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Great Britain* 202 269 330 279 268 274 London South Region 15 17 †20 34 40 32 London North Region N/A 4 †5 22 29 41
Number of applications for leave granted by Social Security Commissioners Great Britain* 46 60 69 78 96 100 London South Region 5 3 †6 9 16 12 London North Region N/A 1 †1 5 11 11 Notes:
* The figures for Great Britain include applications for leave to appeal against decisions on mobility allowance and severe disablement allowance which are made direct to the Commissioners.
† The boundaries of the social security regions were restructured from 31 July 1982—details are shown in appendix 3 of "Social Security Statistics 1982" (HMSO).