§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average waiting time between an applicant requesting the constant attendance allowance and the initial medical examination, and between the medical examination and the client being informed of the result of the application, in each of the regions of England, in Wales and in Scotland.
§ Mr. RossiThe information required is not readily available and would be dis-proportionately expensive to produce. However, the average time in Great Britain between an initial claim to attendance allowance and notification of the result is about 12 weeks.