Mr Stephen Swingler
Former MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Former MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
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Between 1,800 and 1,900 decisions to issue a short-term allowance from the outset of a claim are made each week. In addition, about 200 claimants who have already received allowances for three months have the period of any further payment limited to four weeks.
Taking the second point first, that is indeed part of the policy which is being applied. On the first part of the hon. Gentleman's supplementary question, I think that I can confirm that that is so. If the hon. Gentleman has any particular case in mind I should like to inquire into it. But, in the first period of the policy, of 319 appeals to appeals tribunals, 206 have failed, 87 are under...
If my hon. Friend can draw my attention to any such case I will go into it. Certainly the availability of travel facilities should be taken into account in all these cases.
Former MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 1945 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 3 October 1969 — unknown
Also represented Stafford
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