Hugh Bayley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hugh Bayley on 2014-06-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people wait more than (a) three, (b) six, (c) nine and (d) 12 months to receive a tribunal appeal decision following an employment and support allowance decision; and what steps the Government is doing to speed up that process.

Mike Penning

The information requested is not readily available.

As a consequence of the recent significant drop in appeals the Tribunal service expects its clearance times to significantly decrease.