§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many claims were made for mobility allowance in each of the last three years; and how many appealed to(a) a medical board, (b) a medical appeal tribunal, (c) a social security appeal tribunal, (d) the commissioner and (e) a court, indicating the number of allowances granted at each stage.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information available is given in the table. The figures provided relate to decisions given on claims and appeals in the relevant years not to the outcome of the claims and appeals made in those years.
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1985 1986 1987 Claims Lodged 5,017 5,427 6,382 Total decisions 4,655 5,556 5,608 Decided in claimant's favour 2,330 2,959 2,838 Appeals to medical boards Lodged 781 908 772 Total decisions 733 822 697 Decided in claimant's favour 196 186 135 Appeals to medical appeal tribunals Lodged 286 261 305 Total decisions 222 273 273 Decided in claimant's favour 79 75 93 Appeals to social security appeal tribunals Lodged 43 52 28 Total decisions 36 56 26 Decided in claimant's favour 5 1 1 Appeals to the commissioner Lodged — 2 4 Total decisions — 2 1 Decided in claimant's favour — — 1 Appeals to court of appeal Lodged 2 1 1 Total decisions 2 1 1 Decided in claimant's favour 2 — 1