§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he or any person in his Department has given any new instruction or advice regarding the reassessment as to their capacity for work of people on invalidity benefit; if he will publish any new instruction or advice that has been issued; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Prentice[pursuant to his reply,15 December 1980, c. 48]: Claims to invalidity benefit and questions arising from them are determined by the independent adjudicating authorities in the light of the evidence presented to them. The statutory authorities take account of changes in legislation and case law. I am not aware of any recent changes which may have led to a different approach to assessment of incapacity for work but, if the right hon. Gentleman has a particular case in mind, I shall gladly look at it.