§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will take steps to provide that the affirmative statutory instrument procedure is used for changes in attendance allowance. [60881]
§ Mr. TimmsProposals for Attendance Allowance would follow the normal procedure to change the eligibility criteria for Social Security benefits. This allows for regulations which are subject to the negative resolution Parliamentary procedure.
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Income support claimants aged 65 and over, by region—May 1998 Thousand Region All claimants Aged 65–69 Aged 70–74 Aged 75–79 Aged 80 and over Great Britain 1,362 213 218 264 666 North 86 14 15 18 39 Yorkshire and Humberside 123 18 19 25 61 East Midlands 102 15 15 19 53 East Anglia 46 6 6 9 25 London and South East 360 61 57 65 178 South West 105 13 15 19 58 West Midlands 141 21 24 30 66