§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients of invalidity benefit have been found fit for work under the provisions of the Incapacity for Work Act 1994 since its implementation; how many new claimants for incapacity benefit have been found fit for work; how many medical tests to determine incapacity for work have been carried out; and how many appeals against the decision that a claimant is fit for work have(a) been heard and (b) are outstanding. [39288]
§ Mr. BurtInformation is not available in the format requested. It is not possible to provide separate figures for the number of ex-invalidity benefit recipients and new incapacity benefit claimants who have been found incapable for work under the provisions of the Incapacity for Work Act 1994. Available information is in the table.
Numbers Medical examinations 1116,349 Found capable of work 119,188 Appeals heard 89 Appeals outstanding 6,520 1 This includes both all work test examinations and own occupation test examinations. All data is up to 30 September.