§ Mr. Thorpeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons who have so far applied for an attendance allowance under the National Insurance (Old Persons' and Widows' 389W Pensions and Attendance Allowance) Act 1970 Section 4 (2), and what is the percentage of these who have been refused an attendance allowance by the Board.
§ Sir K. JosephAbout 90,000 people in Great Britain had applied for attendance allowance up to 16th November, the latest date for which figures are available; about 61,000 claims had been dealt with. In just over 30 per cent. of these claims the allowance was not awarded because the Attendance Allowance Board decided that the medical conditions were not satisfied.