§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many men and women over 65 years of age in Scotland are in receipt of daily constant attendance allowances.
§ Mr. NewtonI assume that the right hon. Member is referring to beneficiaries who qualify for the lower rate of attendance allowance by satisfying the day attendance conditions. I regret that it is not possible to separate these beneficiaries from those who qualify by satisfying the night-only attendance conditions but on 31 March 1982, the latest date for which figures are available, 8,420 people in Scotland over age 65 were in receipt of the lower rate of the allowance.