§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many appeals there were against invalidity benefit being removed in Fife in 1993.
§ Mr. ScottThis is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available.
Letter from Michael Bichard to Mr. Gordon Brown, dated 14 February 1994:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking about appeals against the removal of Invalidity Benefit (IVB) in Fife in 1993.The information is not available in the exact format requested. This is because Benefit Agency District boundaries do not 700W correspond exactly with county or borough boundaries. Whilst the majority of Fife is dealt with by the Agency's Fife District, a small area of North Fife is dealt with by Dundee District Office (DO). However, because Dundee DO deals with a large area other than Fife, statistics for Dundee DO would include many people not living within Fife. I have therefore provided statistics for Fife District only.The statistics have been obtained from the District's own record of appeals.
Fife District Number Kirkaldy District Office 27 Cowdenbeath Benefits Office 75 Dunfermline Benefits Office 45 Leven Benefits Office 58 Total 205 I hope you find this reply helpful.