§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many examinations for the all-work test of capacity have been scheduled but have not yet taken place in each of the 11 medical services centres; [20165]
(2) what proportion of people who have been examined for the all-work test since April 1995 are new claims; [20167]
(3) how many people have (a) failed to return the IB50 all-work test questionnaire and (b) failed to attend an examination for the all-work test in each month since April 1995 for each of the 11 medical services centres; [20175]
(4) how many people have been examined for the all-work test of incapacity (a) in total and (b) during each month since April 1995, for each of the 11 medical services centres. [20179]
§ Mr. BurtInformation is not available in the format requested. At 31 January 1996, 319,449 incapacity benefit all-work test examinations had been performed. Available information for individual medical centres is given in the table.
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April 1995 May 1995 June 1995 July 1995 August 1995 September 1995 October 1995 November 1995 December 95 January 1996 Total Exams performed — 435 1,909 2,241 3,614 3,911 4,604 5,129 3,986 4,423 30,252 Failures to attend — 89 248 407 938 1,223 1,333 1,543 970 1,514 8,265 Leeds Exams scheduled — — — — — — — — — — 1,1301 Exams performed — 62 1,670 2,491 4,046 5,874 6,007 6,677 5,065 7,205 39,097 Failures to attend — 13 129 225 595 1,036 1,193 1,670 1,416 1,319 7,596 Manchester Exams scheduled — — — — — — — — — — 10,757 Exams performed — 96 1,338 2,029 3,820 4,497 4,697 4,834 4,008 6,068 31,387 Failures to attend — 4 173 336 499 1,199 1,070 1,395 1,335 1,769 7,780 Newcastle Exams scheduled — — — — — — — — — — 4,960 Exams performed — 42 913 1,518 2,724 3,621 3,736 3,998 2,886 4,356 23,794 Failures to attend — 21 75 182 359 649 674 601 400 532 3,493 Sutton Exams scheduled — — — — — — — — — — 8,081 Exams performed — 32 1,099 2,864 3,487 3,715 4,184 5,616 3,915 5,845 30,757 Failures to attend — 76 174 391 622 968 1,153 1,339 848 1,043 6,614 Wembley Exams scheduled — — — — — — — — — — 9,262 Exams performed — 43 741 2,204 4,190 4,642 4,822 5,102 3,966 5,124 30,834 Failures to attend — 15 127 199 840 1,041 1,461 1,167 992 1,243 7,085 1Figures include those for Nottingham. 2Number of examinations scheduled but not yet taken place as at 31 January. 1. Failures to attend relate to appointments rather than individual benefit claimants.