Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions his Department's final decision on a person's eligibility for industrial injuries disablement benefits has differed from the medical opinion of the recommendation of Maximus staff in the last 12 months.

The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Information on Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) assessments by decision type can be found on Stat-Xplore.

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