Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the tribunal service from appellants in Glasgow East constituency for claims relating to (a) personal independence payment, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance and (e) tax credits were successful in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The table below contains the information requested.
Proportion1of appeals decided in favour of the appellant at the Glasgow2 venue, in the latest period for which figures are available (2016 - 20176)
Personal Independence Payments3 | Employment and Support Allowance4 | Income Support | Job Seekers Allowance | Tax Credits5 |
57% | 66% | 45% | 43% | 50% |
1 Proportion of decisions in favour, based on the number of appeals found in favour of the appellant as a % of the cases cleared at tribunal hearing.
2Social Security and Child Support data are attributed to the hearing venue nearest to the appellants’ home address. For appellants living in the Glasgow East constituency, this would be the Glasgow venue, but this venue will also hear appeals from other Glasgow constituencies.
3 Personal Independence Payment (New Claim appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, and includes Personal Independence Payments (Reassessments). Volumes in 2013 to 2014 were very low.
4 Includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).
5Tax Credits includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit.
6 Financial year April to March.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.
Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to consult on the legislative proposals to replace the Human Rights Act 1998.
Answered by Phillip Lee
We shall consider further our human rights legal framework when the process of leaving the EU concludes, and consult fully on proposals in the full knowledge of the new constitutional landscape.
The UK has a proud tradition of respect for human rights which long pre-dates the Human Rights Act 1998.