§ Mr. Stallardasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many people use Invacars; and how many are of pensionable age;
(2) if it remains his policy that no existing users of Invacars will be made immobile other on the grounds of increasing disability; whether sufficient stocks of vehicles and spare parts exist to ensure that this policy is maintained indefinitely; and if not, how long it will be before stocks are exhausted;
(3) how many people use vehicles, other than Invacars, supplied by his Department under the pre-1976 vehicle scheme; and how many are of pensionable age.
§ Mr. RossiInvalid three-wheelers, including Invacars, supplied by the Department are used by some 8,000 people. 1,670 people, excluding war pensioners, use other vehicles supplied under the pre-1976 scheme. Information about the numbers who are of pensionable age is not readily available. The stocks of three-wheelers and spare parts should be sufficient to last for a number of years to come. As they run down the special needs of those remaining users who may not be able to use other vehicles will be kept under review.