§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many appeals to the social security commissioner against decisions of social security appeal tribunals have taken over 12 months to resolve; what percentage this represents of the total; and what is the average length of time taken.
Mr. John M. TaylorAs of 31 December 1993, the average waiting time between an appeal against a social security appeal tribunal's decision and its determination by a social security commissioner was 433 days. The further information requested is not collected and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.