§ 60. Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will reconsider her decision to withdraw the new mobility allowance from disabled recipients on retirement.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisNo. In introducing mobility allowance, which will benefit up to 100,000 extra disabled people, we had to have regard to the present economic situation. Even restricting the 425W mobility allowance to those under minimum pension age we shall be trebling the current spending of about £13 million a year on mobility help for disabled people. This is as far as we have felt able to go in current economic conditions.