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Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing the number and percentage of disability living allowance claimants who are in receipt of other sources of income, by source and average amount of such other income.
Mr. Scott : The information is not available.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many requests for (a) reviews and (b) appeals to a disability appeal tribunal have been received by his Department in each month since April 1993 ; and how many were outstanding at the end of each month ;
(2) how many requests for (a) reviews and (b) appeals to a disability appeal tribunal have been received by each disability benefits centre area since April 1993 ; and how many are outstanding in each area.
Mr. Scott : Figures are not available for each separate disability benefit centre, however the national figures are in the tables.
Reviews |Received |Outstanding
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1993
April |16,982 |47,307
May |19,664 |37,928
June |22,368 |31,895
July |21,342 |27,285
August |21,664 |30,824
September |24,180 |32,823
October |24,640 |35,413
November |27,573 |35,908
December |17,189 |29,119
1994
January |24,449 |24,996
Appeals
|Received |Outstanding at
|<1>DLAU |<2>ITS
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1993
April |2,710 |4,649 |4,574
May |2,756 |4,906 |6,680
June |3,247 |5,468 |8,283
July |3,019 |5,173 |10,138
August |2,182 |3,761 |12,075
September |2,061 |2,655 |13,494
October |2,081 |2,481 |14,530
November |2,519 |2,630 |14,975
December |1,728 |2,209 |15,594
1994
January |2,367 |1,906 |15,790
Source: DSS (Analytical Service Division): 100 per cent. count of cases.
<1> DLAU is the Disability Living Allowance Unit
<2> ITS is the Independent Tribunal Service
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the average length of time between lodging an appeal and the disability appeal tribunal hearing in cases concerning disability living allowance.
Mr. Scott : I am informed by the president of the Independent Tribunal Service that in January the average time from lodging a disability living allowance appeal to the date of hearing was 24 weeks.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what percentage of disability living allowance awards upon review were (a) maintained, (b) allowed, (c) disallowed, (d) increased, (e) varied or (f) reduced ; and how many are outstanding.
Mr. Scott : Information is not available in the form requested. Such information as is available is in the table and relates to all review decisions. Decisions may be reviewed because the claimant's condition has deteriorated since the original decision was given or because additional evidence has been provided.
Review decisions 1 February 1992 to 31 January 1994 Type of decision |Number |Percentage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All decisions |291,887 |100 Award maintained (original award upheld) |130,691 |44.8 Allowed (original disallowance overturned) |76,764 |26.2 Disallowed (original disallowance upheld) |8,137 |2.8 Increased (original award increased) |55,564 |19.0 Varied (rate of award unchanged but duration varied) |5,807 |2.0 Reduced (original award reduced) |1,090 |0.4 Number outstanding |24,966 Source: DSS (Analytical Services Division): 100 per cent. count of cases.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what percentage of disability living allowance awards upon appeal were (a) maintained, (b) allowed, (c) disallowed, (d) increased, (e) varied or (f) reduced ; and how many are outstanding.
Mr. Scott : The available information is in the table. It covers the period 1 February 1992 to 31 January 1994.
|Number |Percentage
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Total number of decisions |13,892 |100.0
Award maintained |5,096 |26.7
Allowed |5,024 |36.2
Disallowed |990 |7.1
Increased |1,421 |10.2
Varied |58 |0.4
Reduced |2 |0.0
Outstanding |15,790 |-
Notes:
1. "Award maintained" is where an original award of
benefit was upheld.
2. "Allowed" is where the original disallowance was
overturned.
3. "Disallowed" is where an original disallowance was
upheld.
4. "Increased" is where an original award was increased.
5. "Varied" is where the rate of the award was unchanged,
but the
duration altered.
6. "Reduced" is where the original award was reduced.
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of new claims for disability
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living allowance are successful ; what percentage of successful claimants received each component of the benefit ; and what percentage of unsuccessful claims are followed up by an application for a review.Mr. Scott : The information is in the table. The percentage of unsuccessful claims which are followed by a request for review cannot be determined. The number of reviews shown include cases where benefit has been awarded but a higher rate or a change in the length of the award is sought. Moreover, reviews may arise for reasons other than dissatisfaction with a decision, for example, a change of circumstances such as a deterioration in their condition.
1 February 1992 to 31 January 1994
Disability living allowance |Number of |Percentage of
components |awards |total awards
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Higher rate care |17,000 |<1>4
Middle rate care |26,000 |<1>6
Lower rate care |45,000 |<1>10
Higher rate mobility |124,000 |<1>27
Lower rate mobility |22,000 |<1>5
Higher rate care/higher rate mobility |66,000 |<1>14
Higher rate care/lower rate mobility |14,000 |<1>3
Middle rate care/higher rate mobility |34,000 |<1>7
Middle rate care/lower rate mobility |30,000 |<1>7
Lower rate care/higher rate mobility |47,000 |<1>10
Lower rate care/lower rate mobility |30,000 |<1>7
|------- |-------
Total successful |<2>453,000 |<3>54
|------- |-------
Total unsuccessful |387,000 |<3>46
|------- |-------
Reviews received |317,000 |n/a
<1> Claims is to disability living allowance as a whole and not to any
particular component.
<2> Owing to rounding, figures may not sum.
<3> As a percentage of decisions made.
Source: DSS (Analytical Services Division). Based on a 100 per cent.
count.
Shuttle Service
Mr. Fatchett : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will set out (a) the number of firms which submitted bids for the contract for the shuttle service between City station and Quarry house, Leeds, (b) the price and terms on which the contract was issued and (c) the role played by TFM Granada in the process of awarding the contract.
Mr. Burt : Six firms submitted bids for the contract.
The contract was awarded on the basis that the successful company had priced the contract realistically and competitively and had a high standard in both buses provided and the drivers who operated them. In satisfying these criteria the company concerned represented the best value for money.
The role played by TFM Granada in these proceedings was that of facilities management. It was responsible for the placing of the initial advertisement, arranging submission of tenders and organising the boards to oversee the opening and evaluation of tenders. After summarising the activities of the tender board and evaluation panel it presented an analysis of the contract award panel and implemented their findings. TFM was not a member of the contract award panel which comprised representatives of the Department occupying the building, including financial services.
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The contract was issued for a three-year period and the cost for the first year is £23,224.36.Ministerial Instructions
Mr. Rowlands : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the occasions since 1979 when Ministers have issued written instructions to override his Department's accounting officer's objections.
Mr. Lilley : I have no evidence of any such directions being issued in the Department of Social Security since 1979.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Dental Decay
Mr. Wigley : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table indicating for five-year-old children for (a) 1991 and (b) the most recent date for which information is available, the average number of teeth suffering from dental decay, analysed by region for Northern Ireland.
Mr. Ancram : The most recent available information relates to 1989. The average number of decayed teeth in five-year-old children in Northern Ireland by health and social services board area is set out in the table.
|Number
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Eastern |1.5
Northern |1.5
Southern |1.6
Western |1.6
Public Bodies
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who are the members currently appointed to the Statistics Advisory Committee.
Mr. Tim Smith : Members currently appointed to the Statistics Advisory Committee are :
Mr. D. E. Harvey (Chairman)
Dr. C. W. Jefferson
Mr. I. Carroll
Mr. G. F. Gilpin
Mr. W. A. Doran
Mr. R. M. Foreman
Mrs. J. Trewsdale
Mr. P. Gorecki
Mr. J. McGibbon
Mr. G. Fulton
Mr. Kilfoyle : To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) who are the members currently appointed to Enterprise Ulster ; (2) who are the members currently appointed to Ulster sheltered employment ;
(3) who are the members currently appointed to each of the committees for the employment of disabled people ;
(4) who are the members currently appointed to the construction industry training board ;
(5) who are the members currently appointed to the Training and Employment Agency advisory board.
Mr. Tim Smith : Responsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Training and Employment Agency under its chief executive, Mr. J. S. Crozier. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
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Letter from Mr. J. S. Crozier to Mr. Peter Kilfoyle, dated 23 February 1994 :The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me to reply to your questions about the members of Enterprise Ulster (No. 234), Ulster Sheltered Employment Ltd (No. 266), the Committees for the Employment of Disabled People (No. 272), the Construction Industry Training Board (No. 273) and the Training and Employment Agency Advisory Board (No. 275). A list of the members of each of these bodies is set out below :
Enterprise Ulster
Mr. L. O'Hagan OBE--Chairman
Mr. P. McWilliams OBE
Mrs. P. Bateson
Mr. W. M. Scallon
Mrs. H. Sloan
Mr. T. Murray
Mr. J. Crooks
Mr. P. A. Ferris
Mr. J. A. Greeves
Ulster Sheltered Employment Ltd
Mr. J. C. Morton--Chairman
Mr. S. R. Reed
Mrs. B. M. P. Grant
Mrs. I. Colvin
Mr. D. McClure
Mr. A. Thompson
North Eastern Committee for the Employment of Disabled People Mr. M. Kelly- - Chairman
Mr. J. J. Healy
Mrs. E. Kenny
Mr. T. Shawe
Mrs. E. Weir
Mr. K. McAdams
Mr. S. Lightowler
Miss R. Baxter
Mr. P. Hanna
Ms E. Lee
Miss E. J. Black
Mr. B. Graffin
Belfast Committee for the Employment of Disabled People Mr. M. McIlwrath-- Chairman
Ms P. Tolan
Mrs. A. Foreman
Mr. L. Dunbar
Mr. M. O'Brien
Mr. O. Adams
Mrs. G. Mills
Mr. J. Deery
Dr. P. Darragh
Southern Committee for the Employment of Disabled People Mr. D. McClure-- Chairman
Mr. H. Foster
Mr. F. McCormack
Mrs. M. McAnallon
Mr. S. Reavey
Mr. W. Keown
Mrs. E. Ringland
Mr. D. Preston
Western Committee for the Employment of Disabled People Mr. M. Haverin-- Chairman
Ms G. Mercer
Mrs. E. Waterson
Miss E. Dunlop
Mrs. E. Gallagher
Mr. S. Millar
Mr. N. Young
Miss B. McCollum
Mr. E. O'Neill
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
Mr. W. F. Gillespie OBE--Chairman
Mr. S. Campbell
Mr. W. A. Doran
Mr. D. N. Dennison
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