§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment when Mr. E. D. Coote of Linden, Mount Pleasant road, Brixham (NI No. ZL 46 46 75 C) will be notified of the result of his appeal to the Department of Employment, Newcastle, regarding loss of invalidity benefit.
§ Mr. ScottI have been asked to reply.
The administration of invalidity benefit is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. As the appeal is a personal and confidential matter, he will reply direct to the hon. Member.