§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate the number of adjudication officer decisions reviewed by the Attendance Allowance Board in each of the past five years, the number of the board's own decisions which were further reviewed and the outcome of such reviews.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 17 May 1989]: The numbers of decisions reviewed by the Attendance Allowance Board in each of the last five years and the outcomes of the reviews are as follows:
Year Decisions Reviewed Claims allowed on Review 1984 1,663 899 1985 1,665 866 1986 2,079 830 1987 2,982 1,219 1988 3,055 1,487 The number of appeals on a point of law heard by the social security commissioner against decisions of the Attendance Allowance Board in each of the last five years and the outcomes of such appeals are as follows:
Year Appeals Heard Appeals Allowed 1984 6 3 1985 16 5 1986 22 7 1987 33 8 1988 71 17