§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will provide an allowance for those sufferers from agoraphobia who are unable to travel by public transport, so as to enable them to be mobile through operating their own transport.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisWe have no plans for introducing any special allowance to meet this particular type of case. In so far as my hon. and learned Friend may have in mind the proposed mobility allowance, there is nothing that I can usefully add to the reply I gave him on 27th March.—[Vol. 889, c.275–6] My hon. and learned Friend will be aware that, under the provisions of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 and the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, local authorities have powers and duties to assist mentally ill people in a variety of ways, some of which may be of benefit to those suffering from agoraphobia.