HC Deb 19 December 1972 vol 848 c328W
67. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services why it took him until 11th December 1972 to reply to the letter dated 2nd November from the hon. Member for West Ham, North regarding attendance allowance for the child of Mr. D. P. Perry; and whether he will expedite such replies in the future.

Mr. Dean

As the hon. Member raised questions about supplementary benefit as well as attendance allowance I hoped to be in a position to give him a full answer by holding the reply for a little while longer than usual. I am writing to him about the supplementary benefit aspects. Replies are always sent as expeditiously as possible, and I regret any inconvenience caused by the delay in this particlar case.