§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the mean and median periods of time in weeks that people who have submitted an appeal against the decision by the Benefit Agency to stop their incapacity benefit have to wait before a hearing is held. [7795]
November 1979 £ April 1995 (if increased in line with RPI) £ April 1995 (if increased in line with average earnings) £ Standard rate cat. A RP for a single person 23.30 56.95 77.75 Standard RP for a married couple 37.30 91.15 124.65 1. Calculations are rounded to the nearest 5p at each uprating date.
2. Increases in RPI are calculated using the retail prices index (all items) as supplied by Central Statistical Office.
3. Earnings increases are calculated using the average earnings index (whole economy unadjusted) as published by the Central Statistical Office.