§ 25. Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in the light of the case of James Martin, of Leicester, he will give special consideration in his appraisal of the attendance allowance to the cases of limbless children whose disabilities were not due to the drug thalidomide.
§ Sir K. JosephAs the hon. and learned Gentleman will be aware, the basis on which attendance allowance is awarded is the degree of attention or supervision needed and not the cause of the disability which leads to that need.