§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list at the latest convenient date the number of children and adults, respectively, in the United Kingdom receiving the following benefits: (a) attendance allowance at both the higher and lower rate, (b) mobility allowance, (c) invalidity benefit, (d) non-contributory invalidity pension, (e) industrial disablement pension, (f) war disablement pension and (g) invalid care allowance.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe information is as follows:
in present economic circumstances we cannot afford to extend this help to those pensioners with incomes above supplementary benefit level.