HC Deb 26 March 1990 vol 170 cc73-5W
Mr. Hannam

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what representations he has received from the mobility allowance campaign concerning the criteria for extending the mobility allowance to deaf-blind people;

(2) what representations he has received from the mobility allowance campaign concerning the eligibility criteria for deaf-blind people for mobility allowance;

(3) when his Department last met the mobility allowance campaign; and when it next intends to do so.

Mr. Scott

The campaign has made representations on several occasions, and letters have been sent in recent weeks to the Department and to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State. Officials will be meeting representatives of the campaign and other organisations on 26 March, and I shall be writing to the campaign following those discussions.

Mr. Hannam

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) whether in drawing up the eligibility criteria for extension of mobility allowance to deaf-blind people, he has consulted the mobility allowance campaign;

(2) which organisations his Department has consulted when formulating the eligibility criteria for deaf-blind people to mobility allowance.

Mr. Scott

We were aware of the views of the campaign about the eligibility criteria for the extension of mobility allowance to deaf-blind people.