Mr. Ted Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many grants have now been made under the constant attendance allowance; and how many have been refused or are the subject of appeal.
§ Mr. DeanUp to 8th February, about 72,000 awards of the new attendance allowance had been made including just over 6,000 following a successful application for review. Some 41,000 claims had been unsuccessful and of these 5,000 were subject to an applcation for review which was under consideration.