§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants of the housewife's non-contributory invalidity pension were turned down on the grounds that they could perform normal household duties but were then granted on the wife's non-contributory invalidity pension by an appeal tribunal.
§ Mr. Alfred Morris,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th June 1978; Vol. 951, c. 97–8], gave the following information:
During the period 17th November 1977 to 30th April 1978 2,452 appeals were 282W heard by local tribunals against decisions in which the insurance officer had disallowed claims for non-contributory invalidity pension on the ground that the claimants were not incapable of performing normal household duties. In 1,284 cases the tribunals allowed the benefit.