Invalidity Benefit and Reduced Earnings Allowance

HC Deb 23 November 1994 vol 250 cc176-7W

Dr. Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will give the age and sex distribution of current invalidity benefit claimants in Mid Glamorgan at(a) Porth, (b) Tonypandy, (c) Pontypridd and (d) Aberdare;

(2) if he will give for the Porth, Tonypandy, Aberdare and Pontypridd areas the number of invalidity benefit claimants claiming for an adult dependant but no child dependants and the number of these adult dependants not working;

(3) if he will give the number of invalidity benefit claimants in receipt of state earnings-related pensions and the average amount claimed in the areas of Porth, Tonypandy, Aberdare and Pontypridd;

(4) if he will give the number of claimants in the Porth, Tonypandy, Aberdare and Pontypridd areas claiming reduced earnings allowance.

Mr. Hague

The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.