§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the reasons for the delays in dealing with the appeal before the social security appeals tribunal in the case of Mr. George McLeod, 689 Mosspark drive, Glasgow.
§ Mr. Peter LloydMr. McLeod appealed on 3 May and 20 June 1988 against two separate decisions issued by the adjudication officer. The delay in submitting the papers to the social security appeal tribunal was caused partly by the local office having to process a larger than normal volume of appeals resulting from benefit take-up campaigns in the area and partly by the need to resolve issues raised by Mr. McLeod in subsequent correspondence. The appeals were heard on 16 February 1989 and notification of the tribunal's decision was sent to him on 6 March 1989.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing the number of 459W cases relating to the 26-week period of unemployment benefit qualifications which have gone to an appeal tribunal and the number for which appeals were successful, broken down for Great Britain, England, Wales, Scotland and by Department of Social Security Region.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe number of appeals against disqualification for unemployment benefit, for reasons generally known as voluntary unemployment, heard and decided during the three months ended 30 June 1988 (the latest period for which information is available) and the outcome of those appeals are in the following table:
Number of appeals Area Heard and decided Decided in claimant's favour Great Britain 2,329 1,040 England 1,829 774 Wales 154 84 Scotland 346 182 English regions: North Eastern 416 155 North Western 410 179 London North 271 116 London South 234 113 Midlands 274 111 South Western 224 100 Information is not available as to the number of these appeals which were against disqualifications for the maximum period of 26 weeks.