HC Deb 22 October 1973 vol 861 cc426-7W
Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will amend the rules relating to grants for invalid cars to permit spouses of disabled persons to claim in order to drive a car in cases where the disabled person is unfit by reason of his disability to drive.

Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will revise and extend the conditions under which private car allowances may be paid to disabled persons; and whether he will have regard to the plight of single below-knee amputees who are seldom found eligible at the moment.

Sir K. Joseph

These are questions which arise in connection with Lady Sharp's report on mobility of the disabled, and it will be necessary to study that report before deciding what, if any, changes should be made.