HC Deb 08 March 1995 vol 256 c224W
Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many PDD12 claimants have appealed against category 0 X-ray evidence since September 1993.

Mr. Hague

The information requested is available only to 2 October 1994 when the total number of appeals received against the category 0 X-ray was 3,416.

Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many posthumous PDD12 claims there have been to date; and how many have received an award;

(2) how many PDD12 claimants rejected for an award when they were living, because the X-ray evidence was category O have been made a posthumous award after death based on the findings of the pathologist's report:

(3) how many PDD12 appellants have been referred for fresh X-rays because the ones on which the original diagnosis was made were unsuitable.

Mr. Hague

The information requested is not readily available and could he obtained only at disproportionate cost.