§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants there were for mobility allowance in each of the past five years; how many cases were approved by the adjudicating officers on first application; how many cases went to appeal and how many were approved or refused; and how many cases went to the Medical Appeal Tribunal and were approved or refused.
§ Mr. MajorThe available information is as follows. It relates to decisions given in the relevant years, not to the results of claims made in those years.
1. Claims Number of claims decided Decided in claimant's favour 1982 109,340 76,130 1(21,240) 1(17,130) 1983 126,300 86,300 1(19,500) 1(16,450) 1984 132,000 93,500 1(23,950) 1(19,900) 1985 157,250 101,890 1(27,520) 1(22,500) 1986 175,010 109,220 1(29,530) 1(24,420) Notes: 1. Figures for renewal claims are shown separately in brackets marked 1 but included in the total. 2. It is not possible to identify separately the number of these decisions which were made by adjudication officers on the basis of an advisory medical report.
2. Appeals and references decided by medical boards Number of claims Decisions in favour of claimant Decisions adverse to claimant 1982 11,410 3,600 7,810 1983 12,970 3,890 9,080 1984 14,750 4,800 9,950 1985 16,800 5,410 11,390 1986 20,370 6,930 13,440 Note: Figures include renewal claims.
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3. Appeals decided by medical appeal tribunals Number of claims Decisions in favour of claimant Decisions adverse to claimant 1982 2,663 703 1,960 1983 3,070 1,000 2,070 1984 3,933 1,107 2,826 1985 4,316 850 3,466 1986 5,382 1,235 4,147 Note: Figures include renewal claims.