§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many disabled drivers received the petrol allowance; what is the annual cost; and what would be the annual cost of increasing the allowance to £17.
§ Mr. PrenticeApproximately 23,600 disabled people currently receive this allowance at an annual cost of around £236,000 The additional annual cost of increasing the allowance to £17 a year would be of the order of £165,000, though in present economic circumstances such an increase cannot be contemplated.