§ 14. Mr. Hall-Davisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will reduce the six-month waiting period before which a person can claim the attendance allowance.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisI gave careful consideration last year to the possibility of reducing the six-month qualifying period for attendance allowance but, given the higher priority of other claims on limited resources from disabled people, I had to decide regretfully not to reduce the period. This is still my view.