§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many recipients of industrial disablement benefit in Wales, Scotland, England and the English regions also receive (a) unemployability supplement, 41W (b) special hardship allowance, (c) constant attendance allowance, (d) approved hospital treatment allowance, and (e) exceptionally severe disablement allowance; and what is the amount of expenditure involved for each benefit.
§ Mr. O'MalleyFigures are available only for Great Britain as a whole and are as follows:
Benefit Numbers (a) unemployability supplement 500 (b) special hardship allowance 80,000 (c) constant attendance allowance 2,600 (d) hospital treatment allowance 300 (e) exceptionally severe disablement allowance. 800 These allowances are not accounted for separately but the total expenditure on them in the year ending 31st March 1974 was £35 million.