§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many civil servants have been employed directly to handle claims for (a) mobility allowance and (b) attendance allowance in each year set out 1974, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986.
§ Mr. MajorThe numbers of civil servants employed directly to handle claims for the two allowances mentioned are as shown in the table.
Mobility Allowance Attendance Allowance 1974 — 220 1979 155 321 1983 302 469 1984 361 555 1985 420 597 1986 494 617 Notes:
- (i) Mobility Allowance was introduced in 1986.
- (ii) All dates are 1 April.
- (iii) Most of the staff are located at North Fyled Central Office but the figures in the table include for local and regional offices an estimate of the number of full-time equivalents for staff whose duties extend beyond these two benefits.