§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what is the success rate for(a) initial claims and (b) reviews of claims for attendance allowance under the terminal illness rules for his Department's offices in the Doncaster area; and if he will list the number of refusals by grounds for refusal;
(2) how many claims for attendance allowance under the terminal illness rules have been received by his Department's offices in the Doncaster area since the new rules came into force; what is the average number of days between day of claim and the date of decision for such claims; what are the shortest and longest clearance times to date; and what is the average clearance time for reviews.
§ Mr. ScottI understand from Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency, that the information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.