§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons have been contacted by her Department and invited to claim mobility allowance; and how this has been done.
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§ Mr. Alfred MorrisAs the hon. Member will be aware, our aim is to extend mobility help to severely disabled people who are not being helped at present. We have sought to make the existence of the allowance as widely known as possible by means of Press advertising, by publicity through other channels, by contact with organisations representing disabled people and by direct advice to local authorities, hospital authorities and other bodies. The disabled people who are beneficiaries of the present vehicle scheme have had the new allowance brought to their attention by letter.
Title Media Amount £ Blood Donor Recruitment … Newspapers … 19,000 Environmental Engineering … Newspapers … 3,600 Family Income Supplement … Newspapers, TV … 90,000 NCIP … Newspapers … 35,000 Nursing Recruitment … Newspapers, Magazines, Cinema, exhibitions … 62,900 Welfare Foods … Magazines … 14,000 There has been advertising in Welsh for family income supplement. Other advertising so far has been in English.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much has been spent by her Department on advertising (a) NCIP and (b) invalidity allowance to date; and if she will give a breakdown by media and language.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe Department has spent £34,000 on advertising NCIP in newspapers and nothing on invalidity allowance which is part of invalidity benefit. Approximately £26,000 has been spent on leaflets. All publicity has been in English.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total amount spent by her Department in 1974, and up to date this year, on advertising supplementary benefits, and if she will provide a breakdown of the amount (a) by media and (b) by language of advertising.
§ Mr. O'Malley£66,000 has been spent on leaflets, posters, and booklets, including the Supplementary Benefits Handbook, which give information on supplementary benefits in 1974 and in this year. All are in English. No money has been spent on advertising in newspapers or on television.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what plans