§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of invalid tricycle users who have surrendered their tricycles during each year since 1971 in the following categories: (a) those taking up the private car allowance, (b) those unable to manage to continue driving their tricycles, (c) those to receive mobility allowance and (d) others.
§ Mr. Alfred Morris,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th December 1976; Vol. 923, c. 55], gave the following available information for England:
(a) (b)* (c)† (d)‡ (mainly deaths) 1973 281 516 — 932 1974 242 557 — 970 1975 219 453 — 967 1976 (to 31st October 1976) 147 386 369 989 *These figures include some withdrawals on medical grounds other than unfitness to control a vehicle. † The Mobility Allowance Scheme did not come into effect until 1st January 1976. ‡These figures exclude cases in which replacement vehicles were provided.