§ Mr. Tom Benyonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of employees of his Department concerned with dispensing mobility allowance at May 1979 and at 1 January 1981 and their total salary bill at each date.
§ Mr. RossiThe number of staff directly involved in the administration of mobility allowance on 1 May 1979 and 1 January 1981 was 170 and 183 respectively. The related annual salary bills were £600,000 and £900,000.