§ Mrs. Beckettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much was spent on attendance allowance in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MajorThe information requested is given in table 3.15 of the Government's Expenditure Plans 1986–87 to 1988–89 (Cmnd. 9702-II), a copy of which is in the Library.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are now receiving attendance allowance.
§ Mr. NewtonAt 31 March 1985, the latest date for which information is available, an estimated 543,000 people were receiving attendance allowance.
§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average time taken to deal with individual claims for attendance allowance at his Department's Norcross office for the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information is as follows:
Date Average time (weeks) March 1983 12½ March 1984 10 March 1985 9 March 1986 8½