§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what revised medical criteria will be used to define an individual's incapacity for work for the purpose of invalidity benefit.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much of the total of suspended invalidity benefit payments has been withheld to date, pending the hearing of the appeal against the social security commissioner's decision; and how many women have had their benefit withheld in each constituency.
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§ Mr. ScottI understand from Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency, that the information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.