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Written question asked by Baroness Primarolo (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 December 1990. It was answered by Stephen Dorrell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 December 1990 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.


Untitled Written question

Question
In what circumstances taxi fares will be paid to claimants attending a regional medical service examination for invalidity benefit; what is the procedure for claiming taxi fares in advance; what is the procedure for reimbursing claimants their taxi fares; what is the average length of time taken to reimburse claimants' taxi fares; and how much has been paid out in taxi fares. - Inc figures

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
183 c141W;183 c140-1W
Session
1990-91
Subjects
Applications Administrative delays Expenditure Invalidity benefits Medical examinations Social security benefits Travel Taxi fares
Contains statistics
Yes