§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many appeals to the Social Security appeal tribunals in Scotland were raised against refusal of single payments; how many of such appeals were successful; and what proportion the number which were successful is to the total number, showing in his answer the figures for each of the last 10 years prior to the abolition of single payments.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe table gives the information required. Figures for the years 1978 and 1979 relate to discretionary payments called exceptional needs payments. Figures from 1980 are for single payments payable under the single payments regulations introduced in that year.
Year Total appeals (Scotland) Number successful Percentage successful 1978 2,553 659 25.8 1979 2,127 660 31.0 1980 3,056 979 32.0 1981 3,889 961 24.7 1982 4,587 893 19.5 1983 5,545 1,181 21.3 1984 6,988 2,089 29.9 1985 9,734 3,073 31.6 1986 13,427 3,828 28.5 1987 22,822 6,368 27.9