§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of persons in each country and region of the United Kingdom who now receive mobility allowance, and the number of people in each of these areas who 415W received benefit under the scheme which preceded mobility allowance in its last full year of operation.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisThe total numbers of people in each country of the United Kingdom who now receive mobility allowance and the total numbers who received a benefit under the National Health Service invalid vehicle scheme, which preceded mobility allowance, in its last full year of operation are set out below:
Mobility allowance (week commencing 27th June 1977) England … … 40,683 Northern Ireland … … 1,845 Scotland … … 4,528 Wales … … 3,140 NHS Invalid vehicle service (at 31st December 1975) England … … 42,253 Northern Ireland … … 874 Scotland … … 3,480 Wales … … 2,457 The total number of people in England who now receive mobility allowance can be further sub-divided into the regions which are used in the administration of the social security system; and these are set out below. There are no comparable figures available for the National Health Service invalid vehicle scheme.
Northern Region 2,977 Yorkshire and Humberside Region 4,917 North West (Merseyside) Region 3,174 North West (Manchester) Region 3,641 West Midlands Region 4,433 East Midlands and East Anglia Region 4,557 London North Region 4,146 London South Region 5,075 London West Region 4,115 South Western Region 3,648