HC Deb 25 June 1996 vol 280 cc112-3W
Mr Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of state for social security if he will list the percentage withdrawal of benefit following all-work test examinations at each Benefits Agency office in Scotland for each month in(a) 1995 and (b) 1996 up to the month recent available month. [33608]

Mr Burt

The information is not available in the formate requested. Such information as is in the tables:

Percentage withdrawal of benefit following all work test referrals to Benefits Agency medical services
April 1995 to May 1996
Local office May June July August September October November December January February March April May
Glasgow City 0 0 0 8.2 14 11.1 5.8 18.5 33.6 11.3 7.7 6.8 12.6
Glasgow Maryhill 0 0 0 8.4 8.9 12.4 7.1 19.8 33 15.7 10.2 4 15.4
Irwine 0 1.5 1.1 6.5 15.2 10 14.2 14 16.4 28.2 20.8 27.6 7.2
Kilmarnock 1.9 6.1 10.3 16.5 19.7 12.2 11.7 15.5 19.5 24.4 12.4 31.7 20.6
Clydebank 0 5.3 10.4 9 6.1 12.5 11 15.3 10.3 9.6 8.9 12 10.7
Cambeltown 0 0 17.9 3.9 7.7 20.5 17.1 20 10 16.7 0 16.2 13.2
Oban 0 0 18.7 0 0 13 29.8 14.3 7.1 28.2 23.8 25 12.5
Edinburgh City 0 1.7 5.6 20.5 22.1 23.9 12.6 15.1 15.5 17.2 14.2 19.8 12.9
Leith 0 0 15 1.8 8.1 5.3 4.6 2 6.7 7.4 8.6 5 1.6
Lothian West 1.9 5.5 10.2 14.5 12.8 15.1 12.4 11.2 13.6 11.1 11.2 7.5 10.6
Renfrew 0 4.9 9.2 10.9 16 10.4 7.8 10.5 4 14.4 14.8 13.7 7.8
Ayr 0 7.5 23.3 24.1 16.3 21.3 26.2 27.4 24.5 19.7 25.5 31.8 19.7
Dumfries 0 1.1 20.2 10.7 21.4 25.8 22.3 16.7 26.1 16.9 9.6 14.4 6.9
Stranraer 0 0 0 46.8 0 13.1 38.1 25.9 15.2 1.9 14.3 5.2 5.1
Dundee 0 6 11.7 18.4 19.8 22.9 24.9 17.7 15.9 16.1 17.9 15.3 16
Arbroath 0 5.2 15.2 9.6 26.9 15.3 11.4 5.2 18 14.2 18.8 12.4 15.6
Perth 0 0.9 6.5 8.7 13.6 8.9 16.1 9.3 11.5 9.6 11.9 10.2 6.3
Glasgow Shettleston 0 3.2 12.5 10.4 22.4 8.8 9.4 9.8 11.7 12.4 13.7 21.2 16.8
Glasgow Bridgeton 0 4.6 24.2 15.1 20.5 7.5 13.1 3.7 7.2 21.2 42 31.8 25.2
Glasgow Provan 0 3.4 10.9 12.3 23.2 9.7 13.3 3.9 6.6 14.9 10 64.2 18.1
Glasgow Laurieston 0 1.5 0.5 6.3 7 9.2 17.2 14.5 12.7 24.2 24.3 23.6 16
East Kilbride 0 0 0 9.1 15 16.9 15.5 12.1 14.5 19.4 30.7 24.4 10.5
Glasgow South West 1.4 4.8 10.8 15.8 16.5 16 19.1 20.5 22.9 18.7 20.9 28.5 26.7
Glasgow Springburn 0 4.2 5.7 5.1 6.9 14 19.4 5.1 12.1 15.9 15.2 13.6 10.7
Glasgow Cumbernauld 0 8.2 9.5 15.6 17.4 13 19.2 10.3 18.4 14.1 18.3 29.8 18.4
Glasgow Anniesland 0 0.9 13.4 11.2 13 4.6 25.3 19.3 14.1 20.6 10.2 15.4 10.5
Glasgow Patrick 0 0 12.1 10.2 18.1 6.8 17.5 22.8 11.5 18.6 12.9 12.7 15.3
Aberdeen 0.8 6.2 2.1 13.3 8.5 6.1 8.2 5.6 5.7 6.7 10.2 8.5 16.9
Lerwick 0 0 0 12.5 8.7 0 30.8 50 24 0 23.1 20 23
Peterhead 0 2.3 1.5 3.9 8.4 7.5 4.5 0.8 0 0.9 2.3 4.4 4.8
Inverness 0 5.5 12.6 8.7 13.3 9.8 11.8 17.5 12.2 13.9 18.7 10.4 6.3
Elgin 0 1.7 12.2 15.8 4.3 13.2 13.4 16.5 9.6 10.2 15.2 14 12
Fort William 0 5.9 4.2 0 7.1 8.6 8.6 0 11.6 5.3 13.7 25 6.6
Kirkwall 0 0 0 11.1 5.9 16.1 0 5.9 0 12.5 0 40 6.7
Stornoway 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 15.6 0 8.2 5.3 7.7 7.4
Wick 0 2.2 4.2 5.9 2.6 3.1 3.2 20.7 4.5 4.9 7.7 7.1 4.8

Notes:

1. Data for April 1995:—two cases were withdrawn benefit for the whole of Scotland, one in Leith and one in Clydebank.

2. Percentage withdrawal includes a small number of credits only cases withdrawn as they failed to return their questionnaire without good cause or failed to attend a medical.

3. From January 1996 data for Port Glasgow are included with the figures for Greenock.

4. From May 1996 data for Airdrie are included with the figure for Coatbridge.

5. The decision to withdraw benefit is made by the independent adjudication officer.

Source:

100 per cent. count of cases on the incapacity benefit system. Excludes a small number of clerically processed cases.