§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many persons in Northern
No. of persons in receipt of attendance allowance who Period of 12 months ending No. of new applications received (a) Died (b) Were disallowed on reassessment (c) Were disallowed on admission to hospital January 1979 5,743 1,962 Not available 988 (430)* January 1980 5,966 2,300 167 951 (434)* January 1981 5,134 2,528 191 951 (427)* January 1982 5,118 2,119 164 1,026 (414)* Note
* The numbers in brackets are allowances reinstated during the same period in the case of persons discharged from hospital.
The amounts paid in respect of attendance allowance in Northern Ireland in the past three years are as follows:
Years £ million 1979–80 11.7 1980–81 13.7 1981–82 *16.0 * provisional