§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in(a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole have appealed to a social security appeal tribunal concerning a decision that they are fit for work, or work within limits; what percentage of these people were successful; and if he will give the figures for those who were represented and those who were not with the corresponding success rates.
606WInformation relating to the proportioning of housing benefit, council tax benefit and community charge benefit according to the length of time that people are unemployed is not kept.
§ Mr. HagueFigures are available only on appeals against all decisions on invalidity benefit and for Scotland as a whole. Information on the last available full year is as follows.
Appeals on Invalidity Benefit in the Scottish Region Year ending 1993 Appeals Lodged 4,101 Heard and Decided 1,595 In Appellant's Favour 50 per cent. Representative and/or Representative and Appellant Present 758 In Appellant's Favour 65 per cent. No Representative Present 837 In Appellant's Favour 37 per cent. Source:
The annual social security appeal tribunal statistics 1993 produced by the Government Statistical Service.