§ Mr. HansonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many invalidity benefit awards have been(a) reviewed, (b) disallowed following review and (c) reinstated on appeal during each of the last 12 months in the Wrexham Maelor and Mid Wales district and North Wales Coast district of the Benefits Agency.
§ 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. David Hanson, dated 14 June 1994:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about invalidity Benefit (IVB) awards in the Mid Wales and Maelor, and North Wales Coast Districts.The information is available in the format requested, and has been provided in appendices 1 and 2.The Mid Wales and Maelor District of the Benefits Agency comprises Wrexham District Office (DO) and Newtown Branch Office (BO). The North Wales Coast District comprises Rhyl DO, and Colwyn Bay and Deeside BO's.The statistics provided are taken from clerical and computer records maintained in the Districts' offices.I hope you find this reply helpful.
Appendix 1 Mid Wales and Maelor district Month IVB awards reviewed IVB awards disallowed IVB awards reinstated on appeal May 1993 45 28 2 June 1993 87 36 — July 1993 42 25 — August 1993 41 15 1 September 1993 54 29 — October 1993 38 20 1 November 1993 43 24 1 December 1993 26 22 1 January 1994 68 30 — February 1994 78 33 1 March 1994 176 56 5 April 1994 150 61 4
Appendix 2 North Wales coast Month IVB awards reviewed IVB awards disallowed IVB awards reinstated on appeal May 1993 75 34 1 June 1993 96 60 1 July 1993 118 62 2 August 1993 93 64 1 September 1993 119 57 1 October 1993 220 105 4 November 1993 113 69 4 December 1993 95 56 2 January 1994 93 48 6 February 1994 145 58 1 March 1994 183 79 1 April 1994 182 98 2