HC Deb 04 March 2004 vol 418 c1056W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many complaints he has received from hon. Members concerning disability living allowance and attendance allowance medical examinations in the areas covered by(a) Leeds, (b) Birmingham, (c) Manchester, (d) Newcastle, (e) Sutton, (f) Bootle, (g) Bristol, (h) Glasgow, (i) Wembley, (j) Edinburgh and (k) Cardiff disability benefit centres in the last 12 months.[156041]

Maria Eagle

The numbers of complaints from hon. Members, recorded by the Medical Services National Customer Relations Team (NCRT), concerning disability living allowance and attendance allowance medical examinations in the last 12 months is 48. Numbers cannot be broken down by region and relate to inquiries from MPs to the Secretary of State and the Group Director of the DCD.

Source:

Medical Services National Customer Relations Team database, covering the period 1 March 2003 to 27 February 2004