§ Mr. Wareingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in what form he proposes that the invalid care allowance will be paid to married women; and what is his estimate of the total cost of back-dating its payment to December 1984.
§ Mr. NewtonCurrent payments will be made by order book; arrears will be paid by means of a payable order. It is estimated that the total cost of paying invalid care allowance to married women in 1986–87, including arrears back to 22 December 1984 where appropriate, will be 125 million net.