HC Deb 03 August 1976 vol 916 c706W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services on what date the present petrol allowance for Department tricycle users was fixed; and what is the current purchasing power of the allowance compared with that date.

Mr. Alfred Morris

The £10 annual allowance began to be paid in January 1975. In June 1976, the latest month for which a figure is available, its purchasing power was £7.69.