HC Deb 06 March 1997 vol 291 c718W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many jobseeker's allowance cases have gone to appeal; and what percentage of these have been successful. [17855]

Mr. Roger Evans

Some 4,460 jobseeker's allowance appeals have been received by the Independent Tribunal Service and, of those appeals cleared at hearing, 36.5 per cent. have been successful.