Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish the number of claims for benefit under the chronic bronchitis and emphysema regulations for each month in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the successful claims. [36736]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is set out in the table:
Number of claims per month during 1995 in respect of PD D12— chronic bronchitis and emphysema Month ending PD D12 claims received 31 January 1995 208 28 February 1995 243 31 March 1995 214 30 April 1995 190 31 May 1995 185 30 June 1995 131 31 July 1995 133 31 August 1995 147 Source:
BA CDU 100 per cent. count, subject to amendment.
The overall success rate for awards of PD D12 is 11.3 per cent. which is in line with the overall average success rate for claims in respect of prescribed diseases.