HC Deb 27 January 1976 vol 904 cc168-9W
50. Mr. Banks

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many foreign cars are currently supplied to invalids by her Department.

Mr. Alfred Morris

About 300. Cessation of manufacture of the Morris Minor 1000 a few years ago left the Department in difficulty. A few disabled people who could not manage the Mini, the normal issue, had been able to manage a Minor. When this was withdrawn from production the only suitable alternative for this minority, revealed after discussion with the British manufacturers and investigations involving disabled people, was the Renault 4.

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