§ 25. Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the assistance available to disabled people who travel to work.
§ Mr. John GrantAs I said in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Ashley) on 7th December 1976—[Vol. 923, c.174–5] —the Manpower Services Commission is currently reviewing the scheme, which helps certain disabled people with the cost of travel to work, mainly in order to try to make it simpler and easier to administer. The Commission is also examining with the Department of Health and Social Security the long-term implications for disabled people who travel to work of the introduction of mobility allowances and the phasing out of the invalid tricycle. I cannot prejudge the outcome of the present review and the discussions with the Department of Health and Social Security.