§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security in how many cases each year, including the current year to the latest convenient date, since the social fund was introduced, the Social Fund Commissioner has referred appeals back to the local offices in Scotland; and in how many such cases the local office has then(a) approved and (b) refused payment.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is as follows: 57W
1988–89 1989–90 1990–911 Cases referred back by social fund inspectors to Scottish social fund offices for redetermination 213 582 713 Cases in which no payment was made as a result of redetermination 100 361 429 1 April to December