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Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many income support appeals were heard by social security appeal tribunals in each of the last four quarters for which information is available; how many and what percentage were decided in the appellant's favour where the appellant (a) attended the hearing but was not represented, (b) was represented but did not attend, (c) attended and was represented and (d) did not attend and was not represented. [4801]
Mr. Roger Evans [pursuant to his reply, 19 November 1996, c. 523-26.]: The information that I gave regarding the figure and percentage of heard and decided appeals for the December 1995 quarter was incorrect. The information is set out in the table. The correct information is as follows:
18 Dec 1996 : Column: 769
Income Support Appeals | March 1995 | June 1995 | September 1995 | December 1995
| Total number heard and decided | 11,674 | 9,583 | 10,720 | 8,620
| Total number decided in appellants favour and percentage | 6,033 | 3,777 | 3,841 | 3,057
| (51 per cent.) | (39 per cent.) | (35 per cent.) | (35 per cent.)
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| Decision in appellants favour: | Number decided | 1,159 | 1,328 | 1,424 | 1,170
| appellant only attended | Percentage success | 43 | 45 | 43 | 43
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| Decision in appellants favour: | Number decided | 1,983 | 480 | 257 | 209
| representative only attended | Percentage success | 78 | 66 | 49 | 48
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| Decision in appellants favour: | Number decided | 1,456 | 1,473 | 1,533 | 1,156
| appellant and representative attended | Percentage success | 68 | 65 | 65 | 63
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| Decision in appellants favour: | Number decided | 1,435 | 496 | 627 | 522
| no attendance | Percentage success | 32 | 12 | 13 | 14
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Source: "Quarterly Social Scurity Appeal Tribunal Statistics" published by Analytical Services Division.