§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security in how many cases the suspension of benefit under regulation 37A of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 was lifted following representations by or on behalf of claimants; and if he will give a breakdown of the reasons for the lifting of the suspension in each of those cases and in total. [31808]
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§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many awards of benefit he has suspended in each year since 1990 under regulation 37 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987. [31806]
§ Mr. EvansI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 14 May,Official Report, column 392.
§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many awards of benefit he has suspended pending appeals in the cases of(a) Bate, from the Court of Appeal to the House of Lords, (b) Graham, from the commissioner to the Court of Appeal, including the reference to the European Court of Justice and (c) Halliday (aka Fairey) in relation both to the appeal to the Court of Appeal and to the appeal to the House of Lords. [31809]
§ Mr. EvansThe information is set out in the table:
Lead case Number of suspensions Bate 2,768 Graham 46,418 Halliday (aka Fairey) 3,017
§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many awards of benefit he has suspended under regulation 37A of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 since its introduction in March 1992. [31807]
§ Mr. EvansI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 11 March,Official Report, columns 480–81.