HC Deb 24 February 1998 vol 307 cc210-1W
Mr. Denis Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total cost of social security appeal tribunals in each of the last five years in(a) the Northern Region and (b) the United Kingdom. [29402]

Mr. Keith Bradley

The operation of the appeals system is a matter for the Independent Tribunal Service (ITS) who report that the information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available from the ITS is set out in the table.

Total cost of social security appeal tribunals
£
Year North Eastern Region1 United Kingdom2
1994–95 4,141,637 24,197,747
1995–96 4,477,534 28,121,816
1996–97 6,712,655 36,218,705
1 Figures relate to the Independent Tribunal Service's North Eastern Region (appeals processed by the Leeds and Newcastle-upon-Tyne centres).
2 There are separate ITS administrations for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The figures shown are a combination from both sources.

Mr. Denis Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total cost of medical appeal tribunals in each of the last five years in(a) the Northern Region and (b) the United Kingdom. [29400]

Mr. Keith Bradley

The operation of the appeals system is a matter for the Independent Tribunal Service (ITS) who report that the information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available from the ITS is set out in the table.

Total cost of medical appeals tribunals
£
Year North Eastern Region1 United Kingdom2
1994–95 1,086,726 5,015,195
1995–96 1,137,123 5,352,189
1996–97 1,534,184 7,725,790
1 Figure relate to the Independent Tribunal Service's North Eastern Region (appeals processed by the Leeds and Newcastle-upon-Tyne centres).
2 These are separate ITS administrations for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The figures shown are a combination from both sources.

Mr. Denis Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) medical appeal and (b) social security appeal tribunals have been held in each of the last five years (i) in the Northern Region and (ii) in total; and if he will give a breakdown of their outcomes. [29482]

Mr. Keith Bradley

Information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables. These contain figures relating to the North Eastern Region and Great Britain.

Medical Appeals
Year Total appeals heard and decided Number decided in appellant's favour Percentage decided in appellant's favour
North Eastern Region
1992 5,160 2,616 50.7
1993 5,479 2,471 45.1
1994 5,109 1,787 35.0
1995 4,858 1,451 29.9
1996 5,642 1,486 26.3
Great Britain
1992 18,607 9,204 49.5
1993 18,059 8,577 47.5
1994 16,937 7,049 41.6
1995 15,794 6,246 39.5
1996 15,485 5,871 37.9
Social Security Appeals
Year Total appeals heard and decided Number decided in appellant's favour Percentage decided in appellant's favour
North Eastern Region
1992 13,242 4,293 32.4
1993 11,929 4,705 39.4
1994 13,398 5,788 43.2
1995 14,424 6,243 43.3
1996 19,735 6,948 35.2
Great Britain
1992 7,325 27,635 36.7
1993 77,895 31,172 40.0
1994 73,976 33,038 44.7
1995 83,441 35,764 42.9
1996 111.738 41,993 37.6

Sources:

1. The figures were provided by Analytical Services Division (ASD) from 100 per cent. counts of Independent Tribunal Service quarterly data.

2. The figures relate to the North Eastern Region and Great Britain.

3. ASD's regional split does not include a Northern Region.