§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many CSA cases from(a) the Angus constituency and (b) Scotland have been considered by the Independent Case Examiner in each year since the creation of the post. [31580]
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§ Malcolm WicksThe information is in the table.
Details of the number of cases received by the Office of the Independent Case Examiner Complaints received Accepted for investigation Angus constituency 1997–98 4 2 1998–99 1 0 1999–2000 1 0 2000–01 1 1 2001–021 1 1 Scotland 1997–98 70 31 1998–99 102 46 1999–2000 86 34 2000–01 108 57 2001–021 80 42 1Position as at 28 January 2002 Note:
Figures subject to a small amount of error
§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what is the average time taken by the Independent Case Examiner to issue a deter mination in cases referred to him from(a) Angus and (b) Scotland in each year since the creation of the post. [31581]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is in the table.
Details of the average time taken by the Office of the Independent Case Examiner to clear cases accepted for investigation Complaints accepted for investigation Average clearance time (weeks) Angus constituency 1997–98 2 20 1998–99 0 — 1999–2000 0 — 2000–01 1 36 2001–021 1 21 Scotland 1997–98 31 29 1998–99 46 41 1999–2000 34 38 2000–011 57 (46 completed) 33 2001–021 42 (12 completed) 17 1 Position as at 28 January 2002 Note:
Figures subject to a small amount of error