§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 6 March 2001,Official Report, columns 167–68W, on NIRS2, how many cases received by Benefit Agency offices from NIRS2 were awaiting review on 31 January. [153168]
§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 12 March 2001]: As at 31 January 2001, the Department had processed over 2.9 million of the total referrals (3 million) from NIRS2 since 19 April 1999. Our latest figures show that, as at 28 February, 74,739 cases remain under review.