HC Deb 02 June 1992 vol 208 cc484-5W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what is the average clearance times for reviews of attendance allowance(a) for requests made in March 1991, (b) for requests made in November 1991 and (c) for requests made in March 1992;

(2) what is the average length of time taken for attendance allowance initial claims to be processed by the attendance allowance unit at Norcross (a) for claims made in January 1991, (b) for claims made in November 1991, (c) for claims made in February 1992 and (d) for claims made in April 1992.

Mr. Scott

I understand from Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency that the information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate costs.