§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table to show for the last 12 months for which figures are available, the number of claims for benefit which were(a) sent to a social fund inspector for review, (b) upheld at the review stage and (c) sent back for review; and if he will also show how many decisions were overturned.
§ Mr. HanleyThe figures for the period 1 October 1991 to 30 September 1992, which have been provided by the Office of the Social Fund Commissioner, are as follows:
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Number (a) applications for review by inspectors 1,693 (b) numbers upheld 1,013 (c) numbers referred back to social fund officers 611 (d) decisions substituted by inspectors 424 The figures at (b), (c) and (d) include a number of cases in which the application for review were received before 1 October 1991.