§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) during the benefit year April 1988 to April 1989 how many claims for attendance allowance were received; how many claims for attendance allowance were granted; how many claims for attendance allowance were awarded posthumously; and what is this figure as a percentage of total number of claims received and number of claims granted; of the posthumously awarded claims, how many were granted following a request for review or appeal after initially being refused; and what is this figure as a percentage of total claims made and number of claims granted;
(2) during the benefit year April 1987 to April 1988; how many claims for attendance allowance were received; how many claims for attendance allowance were awarded; how many claims for attendance allowance were awarded posthumously; what is this figure as a percentage of total claims made and number of claims granted; of the posthumously awarded claims, how many were granted following a request for review or appeal after initially being refused; and what is this figure as a percentage of total claims made and number of claims granted.
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§ Mr. ScottInformation about posthumous awards of attendance allowance is not recorded as a matter of course and could be extracted only at disproportionate cost. The information which is available is in the table.
Table Attendance allowance: Numbers of claims received and awards made 1987–88 and 1988–89 Year Number of claims received Number of awards made 1987–88 351,554 213,907 1988–89 1292,485 2156,137 1 To 28 February 1989. 2 To 31 December 1988.