§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for(a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each region of England, the number of people whose main disabling condition is deafness who were awarded disability living allowance (i) between 1 June 1996 and 31 May 1997, (ii) between 1 June 1997 and 31 May 1998 and (iii) since 1 June 1998 (1) on their initial application, (2) at review and (3) at appeal. [55858]
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§ Mr. TimmsThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the tables.
Awards of disability living allowance between 1 June 1996 and 31 May 1997 for people whose main disabling conditions is deafness Region All awards On initial claim At review At appeal United Kingdom 3,178 1,841 728 607 England1 2,420 1,400 500 520 Great Britain1 2,980 1,700 680 600 Northern Ireland2 198 141 48 7
Awards of disability living allowance between 1 June 1997 and 31 May 1998 for people whose main disabling condition is deafness Region All awards On initial claim At review At appeal United Kingdom 4,712 2,447 1,255 1,010 England1 4,040 2,100 1,060 880 Great Britain1 4,540 2,320 1,220 1,000 Northern Ireland2 172 127 35 10
Awards of disability allowance between 1 June 1998 and 31 August 1998 for people whose main disabling condition is deafness Region All awards On initial claim At review At appeal United Kingdom — — — — England1 120 100 0 20 Great Britain1 1,020 580 220 220 Northern Ireland2 — — — — 1 DSS Analytical Services Division 5 per cent. data 2 Northern Ireland DHSS 100 per cent. data Notes:
1. Figures for awards made since 1 June 1998 are not available for Northern Ireland
2. As the figures for regions within Great Britain are based on 5 per cent. data, the margins of error are too large for individual regions
§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for(a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each region of England the number of people who applied (i) successfully and (ii) unsuccessfully in the last year for disability living allowance. [55859]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
Applications for disability living allowance in 1997 Region Successful Unsuccessful United Kingdom 234,078 282,469 England1 180,309 209,494 Wales1 18,739 21,627 Scotland1 21,179 35,217 Northern Ireland2 13,851 16,131 1 DSS Analytical Services Division 100 per cent. data 2 Northern Ireland DHSS 100 per cent. data Note:
The only regional figures for Great Britain are those collected for the initial claims processed by the Disability Benefit Centres (DBCs) These serve different areas of the country and the boundaries are not clearly enough defined to be useful: the exceptions are Scotland which is served by Edinburgh and Glasgow DBCs and Wales which is served mainly by Cardiff DBC but to a small extent by Bristol DBC
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§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for(a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each region of England the number of people whose main disability was deafness who applied (i) successfully and (ii) unsuccessfully in the last year for disability living allowance. [55860]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
Applications for disability living allowance in 1997 for people whose main disabling condition is deafness1 Region Successful applications United Kingdom 2,502 England1 2,040 Great Britain1 2,380 Northern Ireland2 122 1 DSS Analytical Services Division 5 per cent. data 2 Northern Ireland DHSS 100 per cent. data Notes:
Figures relate to awards made on initial application and relate to the 12 months ending 30 November 1997
Figures giving a breakdown by medical condition are not collected by the Department for people who are unsuccessful in their initial application. As figures for regions within Great Britain are based on 5 per cent. data, the margins of error are too large for individual regions
§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for(a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each region of England the number of disabled people who were awarded disability living allowance (i) between 1 June 1996 and 31 May 1997, (ii) between 1 June 1997 and 31 May 1998 and (iii) since 1 June 1998 (1) on their initial application, (2) at review and (3) at appeal. [55857]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information requested is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the tables.
Awards of disability living allowance between 1 June 1996 and 31 May 1997 Region All awards On initial claim At review At appeal United Kingdom 309,514 249,279 45,699 14,536 England1 233,040 191,860 30,500 10,680 North East 19,080 15,300 2,320 1,460 North West 32,700 25,080 5,680 1,940 Merseyside 13,060 9,540 2,620 900 Yorkshire and Humberside 27,640 22,960 3,160 1,520 East Midlands 19,800 16,940 2,100 760 West Midlands 27,300 23,060 3,160 1,080 East 19,560 17,120 1,920 520 London 31,300 26,140 3,980 1,180 South East 22,960 18,940 3,280 740 South West 19,640 16,780 2,280 580 Wales1 23,780 19,200 3,640 940 Scotland1 30,640 22,920 5,560 2,160 Northern Ireland2 22,054 15,299 5,999 756 Sources:
1 DSS Analytical Services Division 5 per cent. Data
2 Northern Ireland DHSS 100 per cent. Data
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Awards of disability living allowance between 1 June 1997 and 31 May 1998 Region All awards On initial claim At review At appeal United Kingdom 266,174 211,173 40,939 14,062 England1 202,380 163,840 28,600 9,940 North East 15,540 12,020 2,120 1,400 North West 26,400 20,740 4,240 1,420 Merseyside 9,960 6,760 2,320 880 Yorkshire and Humberside 22,340 17,180 3,720 1,440 East Midlands 19,940 16,640 2,660 640 West Midlands 24,100 20,320 3,020 760 East 18,360 15,560 2,180 620 London 26,720 21,980 3,620 1,120 South East 21,540 17,620 2,920 1,000 South West 17,480 15,020 1,800 660 Wales1 19,140 15,540 2,820 780 Scotland1 26,500 19,020 4,980 2,500 Northern Ireland2 18,154 12,773 4,539 842 Sources:
1 DSS Analytical Services Division 5 per cent. data
2 Northern Ireland DHSS 100 per cent. data
Awards of disability living allowance between 1 June 1998 and 31 Augest 1998 Region All awards On initial claim At review At appeal United Kingdom — — — — England1 44,980 36,500 5,200 3,280 North East 3,400 2,800 300 300 North West 6,100 4,480 840 780 Merseyside 1,820 1,320 260 240 Yorkshire and Humberside 5,100 3,940 680 480 East Midlands 4,200 3,680 400 120 West Midlands 6,160 5,300 640 220 East 3,400 2,820 320 260 London 6,460 5,240 780 440 South East 4,860 3,960 620 280 South West 3,480 2,960 360 160 Wales1 4,180 3,500 500 180 Scotland1 5,800 4,080 980 740 Northern Ireland2 — — — — Note:
Figures for awards made since 1 June 1998 are not available for Northern Ireland
Sources:
1 DSS Analytical Services Division 5 per cent. data
2 Northern Ireland DHSS 100 per cent. data