HC Deb 22 January 2004 vol 416 c1411W
John Barrett

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the population of Scotland is, broken down by postcode district. [149363]

Mrs. McGuire

Population statistics in Scotland is a matter for the General Register Office for Scotland, an associated department of the Scottish Executive.

Population statistics broken down by postcode district can be obtained from "Scotland's Census Records OnLine" (scrol) which is accessible through the General Register Office for Scotland's website at www.gro-scotland.gov.uk.

Number of Personal Capability Assessment Appeals cleared at hearing and cleared in favour of the appellant, December 2002 to November 2003
Total benefit claimants Cleared at hearing Cleared in favour Percentage cleared

in favour
PCA (Incapacity Benefit) 12,400,500 41,570 20,130 48.4
PCA (Not Incapacity Benefit):
Income Support 24,016,000 435 190 43.7
Jobseekers Allowance 3911,300 4— 4— Not applicable
Others Not available 90 30 33.3
Severe Disablement Allowance 5315,300 35 20 57.1
Appeals Figures Notes:
1. All figures are subject to change as more up to date data becomes available. Figures for the latest months may rise significantly as information feeds through to the Appeals Service.
2. Caseloads are rounded to the nearest five and percentages to one decimal place.
Source:
100 per cent. download of the Generic Appeals Processing System. Claimant Figures Notes:
1 As of August 2003; Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
2 As of August 2003; Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.
3 As of August 2003; Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
4 Nil or negligible.
5 As of August 2003; Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.

Note:

Not all claimants of these benefits are subject to the PCA. Therefore comparisons between the claimant numbers and appeals should be taken with caution.

Source:

IAD Information Centre, 5 per cent. Samples.

Average clearance time in weeks for PCA appeals from lodged to

cleared in the periods shown
Clearance time
December 2002 to November 2003 23.53

Notes:

1. All figures are subject to change as more up to date data becomes available. Figures for the latest months may rise significantly as information feeds through to the Appeals Service.