HC Deb 20 May 1980 vol 985 cc154-5W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when the petrol allowance for disabled drivers was last fixed and at what amount; what is the level it would have had to be raised to in order to keep pace with inflation; and when he intends to increase it.

Mr. Prentice

This allowance has remained at its current level of £10 a year since January 1975. I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe (Mr. Morris) on 7 February.—[Vol. 978, c. 323–4.]