HC Deb 19 January 1998 vol 304 c400W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many applications for leave to appeal to the Social Security Commissioner have been(a) accepted and (b) refused by the Commissioner in each of the last 12 months. [23030]

Mr. Hoon

The number of appeals accepted and refused by the Commissioner in each of the last 12 months are as follows:

1997 Accepted Refused
January 61 717
February 205 296
March 332 122
April 171 103
May 72 129
June 163 257
July 88 181
August 105 280
September 155 330
October 149 96
November 202 95
December 162 250
Totals 1,865 2,856