HC Deb 13 March 1972 vol 833 cc26-7W
Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many parents of children with both legs missing had applied for constant attendance allowances and how many such applications had been refused, by the latest available date;

(2) how many parents of children with both arms missing had applied for constant attendance allowances and how many such applications had been refused, by the latest available date;

(3) many parents of children with both arms and both legs missing had applied for constant attendance allowances and how many such applications had been refused, by the latest available date;

(4) how many parents of children with two legs and one arm missing had applied for constant attendance allowances and how many such applications had been refused, by the latest available date;

(5) how many parents of children with two arms and one leg missing had applied for constant attendance allowance and how many such applications had been refused, by the latest available date.

Sir K. Joseph

Statistics are maintained by main cause of disablement and decisions are made according not to the disablement itself but to the dgree of attendance required. This information could not be abstracted without a special scrutiny of all refusals.

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