HC Deb 28 July 1981 vol 9 cc422-3W
Miss Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for mobility allowance from mentally handicapped claimants have been made; and how many have been successful since the mobility allowance amendment regulations 1979 came into force.

Mr. Rossi

I regret that these figures are not available. To be eligible for mobility allowance a person must be suffering from physical disablement such that he or she is unable or virtually unable to walk. Our statistics relate to broad classifications of physical disease affecting ability to walk, regardless of whether there is an associated mental condition.