§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
In how many cases that have come to their attention has constant attendance allowance been 610WA suspended because of a breakdown in the arrangements made by the Department of Health and Social Security on behalf of the Attendance Allowance Board for medical examinations to establish that the need for attendance still existed; and what action is being taken to ensure that this does not occur in the future.
§ Lord TrefgarneThe number of cases is not known but the Attendance Allowance Board has suggested that where the situation arises it will consider issuing a short-term certificate of attendance needs to enable payment to continue until a medical examination can be arranged.